FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 8, 2008

Corporate Communications, 615-747-3613 or 351-4530

Loud Noise Downtown to Send Birds Away

Nashville, Tenn. – Beginning Monday, August 11, NES will set off sound devices in the afternoons from 4 p.m. until dark at the Central Substation downtown.  The cannon produces a loud noise similar to firecrackers.  This disrupts the nesting pattern of birds that roost at the substation.

“The birds create a problem for us because they leave droppings on our substation equipment,” said Eddie Andrews, NES Operations Manager.  “Over time, the droppings can cause an electrical fault which results in a power outage.” 

The sound devices will be used every evening for several weeks.  The Central Substation is located at 421 1st Avenue North, behind the Justice Center.

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