NAIL: Nest Abandonment Induction Laser
Protect your assets before the birds move in.
Laser precision. Wildlife safe.
Bird nesting on utility infrastructure threatens grid reliability, equipment integrity, and wildfire safety. The NAIL (Nest Abandonment Induction Laser) leverages ravens’ natural aversions to deliver non-lethal, non-invasive solutions that prevent nesting before eggs are laid, eliminating costly damage without harming wildlife.
Benefits:
Why the NAIL works:
- Reduces equipment failure and ignition risk by preventing ravens from building nests on equipment
- Lowers customer's operational costs by protecting and extending service of valuable transformers
- Non-lethal and raven-safe; a proactive step towards protecting customers' service as well as wildlife
- Simple single-person installation that doesn't require denergizing equipment
- Field testing and pilot projects showed 100% efficacy
Trusted Partners:
How it works:
Built for the field. Backed by science.
NAIL exploits birds’ intelligence and natural aversion to risk by turning a preferred nesting site into something undesirable. The device mounts above a transformer on a custom-designed crossarm bracket and delivers a targeted laser treatment that deters ravens from landing and nesting on the structure below.
Laser Power:
50mW*
*production model
Install time:
~3 minutes
with single technician
Efficacy:
100% Effective
in 2025 trials
Ready to learn more?
Download our full technical report and find out how NAIL can protect your infrastructure.