June 1, 2020 @ 12:39 pm South Bay Area experienced a voltage sag

Electrical workers on a distribution pole

On Monday 6/1/2020 12:39 PM the South Bay area experienced  a  voltage sag throughout the region.  Grid voltage sagged to 76% of normal for 4.02 cycles, about 1/10 of a second, the utility patrol found a bird nest and evidence of possible avian contact. The bird/nest will be remediated as allowed by environmental laws. This incident was captured by APT’s customers who are subscribed to our RECIPE Analytics cloud based monitoring system.

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Incidents like this impact your facility the bottom line, often causing equipment damage and lost productivity.

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