Protecting Birds & Providing Reliable Electricity

Since the 1970s, the utility industry, wildlife resource agencies, conservation groups, and manufacturers of avian protection products have worked together to understand the causes of bird/power line electrocutions and collisions and to develop ways of preventing bird mortalities and associated power outages. The Avian Power Line Interaction Committee (APLIC) leads the electric utility industry in protecting avian resources while enhancing reliable energy delivery.

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2023 Spring APLIC Short Course, Open and Closed Business Meetings in Boise, ID.

We will announce date and location of the 2023 Fall Short Course and Business Meetings soon.

Document Release
APLIC "Eagle Risk Framework: A Practical Approach for Power Lines"

APLIC Guidance Documents: Hard-copy Publications Available for Purchase:

Suggested Practices for Avian Protection on Power Lines: The State of the Art in 2006

Reducing Avian Collisions with Power Lines: The State of the Art in 2012

APLIC Membership

APLIC members include over 70 electric utilities in the United States and Canada as well as the Edison Electric Institute, National Rural Electrical Cooperative Association, Rural Utilities Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.