A flash and then, darkness – substations get hit by lightning all the time

Lightning strikes happen everywhere and can hit any object. When those objects are part of the infrastructure that provides us with utilities like electricity a single strike will indirectly hit thousands of people. A single direct hit on a substation can put thousands of homes in the dark (and in the heat, especially in summer). Prolonged black outs cause damage to frozen food and loss of productivity for offices of factories in the same area.

To see some of the latest lightning related outages click here and notice how common this is.

The amateur video below proves the point. Watch the night skyline on the horizon with several lights on. Then a single flash of lightning hits the substation – and the next moment the image is completely black:

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Lightning Damage cause serious problem….

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