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# Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, Inc.: Lightning Eliminators prodies Innovative Lightning Protection Systems designed to safeguard your operations, equipment, and people from lightning damage and interruptions.

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## Posts
- [When Lightning Strikes a Tank Farm: Lessons from Tornado Alley](https://www.lightningprotection.com/when-lightning-strikes-a-tank-farm/): Few facilities concentrate risk quite like a crude oil refinery. Large volumes of flammable hydrocarbons, miles of pipe rack, tall stacks, and — in Tornado Alley — some of the most severe thunderstorm activity in North America. Two well-known incidents involving Oil & Gas facilities in Oklahoma offer examples of why lightning prevention, not just lightning protection, has to be part of any serious tank farm safety strategy.
- [Lightning Eliminators & Consultants Heads to the UK’s Tank Storage Conference & Exhibition](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-eliminators-to-exhibit-at-tsa-tank-storage-conference-2026/): Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC) is pleased to announce its participation in the Tank Storage Conference & Exhibition, taking place 17th September 2026 at the Coventry Building Society Arena in the UK.
- [Protecting Peaker Plants from Lightning-Related Disruptions](https://www.lightningprotection.com/protecting-peaker-plants-from-lightning/): Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC) is proud to be featured in the May 2026 issue of Building Maintenance & Safety Products Magazine, a trusted publication for facility managers and building systems professionals.
- [Celebrating 23 Years of Dedication: Gary Williams Announces Retirement](https://www.lightningprotection.com/gary-williams-announces-retirement/): After 23 dedicated years of service to Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC), Gary Williams has decided to retire to spend more time with his family.
- [Lightning Strike Prevention: Dissipation Array® System Configurations for Oil Storage Sites](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-strike-prevention-for-oil-storage-facilities/): Traditional lightning protection systems – lightning rods, air terminals, and surge arrestors – accept the premise that lightning will strike and attempt to control where it strikes and how the resulting energy is routed. This is a reasonable approach for structures where the consequences of a controlled strike are manageable. For crude oil storage tanks, it is fundamentally insufficient.
- [Grounding and Bonding Floating Roof Storage Tanks](https://www.lightningprotection.com/bonding-floating-roof-storage-tanks/): Floating roof tanks – whether internal or external – are not immune to lightning-related events. In fact, they remain highly vulnerable to:
- [Telluride Gondola Transit Company Selects Lightning Eliminators to Protect Guests and Crew](https://www.lightningprotection.com/telluride-gondolas-protected-from-lightning/): In the tourism and hospitality industry, the safety of guests and crew are the top priority. Ski resorts and mountain towns in North America operate at high elevations where lightning is not an occasional disruption, but a persistent and predictable threat.
- [Protecting Critical Operations for a Colorado Gold Mine from the Impacts of Lightning](https://www.lightningprotection.com/protecting-critical-operations-for-a-colorado-gold-mine-from-the-impacts-of-lightning/): In mining, operational continuity isn’t just about productivity, it’s also about safety, environmental stewardship, and regulatory compliance. For one Colorado-based gold mine operator, lightning posed a serious and underappreciated threat to all four factors.
- [Lightning Eliminators to Exhibit at the Rocky Mountain Lift Association Conference](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-eliminators-to-exhibit-at-the-rocky-mountain-lift-association-conference/): Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC) is pleased to announce we will be exhibiting at the Rocky Mountain Lift Association Conference & Tradeshow, taking place May 18–21, 2026 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- [Tank Storage Industry Trends | A Look Back on StocExpo 2026](https://www.lightningprotection.com/tank-storage-industry-trends-a-look-back-on-stocexpo-2026/): Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC), headquartered in Boulder, CO, was on the ground at StocExpo 2026 for the 16th consecutive year in Rotterdam, Netherlands. StocExpo is one of the premier events in the tank storage industry, attracting operators, solution providers, and others worldwide.
- [Lightning Protection for Broadcast Towers (and more)](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-broadcast-towers-and-more/): When it comes to mission-critical broadcast operations, reliability isn’t optional – it’s everything. For the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), one of the world’s largest religious media networks, uninterrupted broadcasting operations are essential to reaching millions of viewers around the globe.
- [Protecting Tissue Mills from the Impacts of Lightning](https://www.lightningprotection.com/protecting-tissue-mills-from-the-impacts-of-lightning/): This summary is based on the article “Protecting Critical Operations from Lightning Disruptions” by the industry experts and contributors with Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC), as published via TAPPI On Demand and related industry publications.
- [Lightning Protection for Geodesic Dome Storage Tanks | A Success Story](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-geodesic-dome-storage-tanks/): For tank farms storing crude oil, condensate, and other flammable liquids, lightning isn’t just a weather event – it’s a serious operational and safety risk. For YPF, S.A., Argentina’s national oil company, ensuring the integrity of new crude oil storage tanks meant addressing that risk head-on.
- [Are Internal Floating Roof Tanks (IFRTs) Safe From Lightning?](https://www.lightningprotection.com/are-internal-floating-roof-tanks-ifrts-safe-from-lightning/): Internal Floating Roof Tanks (IFRTs) are widely used across refineries and oil terminals because they reduce vapor space, lower emissions, and are designed to minimize ignition risk. On paper, they look like a safer alternative to external floating roof tanks.
- [Lightning Protection: Ensuring Operational Continuity and Safety in Critical Facilities](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-continuity-safety/): Lightning protection is no longer just about installing a lightning rod and hoping for the best. For facilities where downtime can cost millions, disrupt supply chains, or threaten personnel, lightning protection must be proactive, engineered, and reliable.
- [Tank Farm Lightning  Protection – a Calcasieu Refining Case Study](https://www.lightningprotection.com/calcasieu-refinery-lightning-protection-case-study/): Calcasieu Refining Company sought a reliable solution to protect its refining operations in Lake Charles, Louisiana from direct lightning strikes and indirect lightning-related threats to maintain operational continuity and protect workers.
- [Lightning Eliminators & Consultants Announces the Retirement of Daniel J. Hartt](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-eliminators-announces-the-retirement-of-daniel-j-hartt/): Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, Inc.  is proud to announce the retirement of Daniel J. Hartt, one of LEC’s Installation Supervisors, following 47 years of dedicated service.
- [Proven Expertise to Keep You Running Through the Storm](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-backed-by-proven-experience/): Lightning strikes are not hypothetical risks, they are powerful, unpredictable events capable of shutting down operations, endangering personnel, and causing millions in damage in a single flash.
- [How To Prevent Lightning: The Science Behind Stopping Strikes Before They Happen](https://www.lightningprotection.com/how-to-prevent-lightning-strikes/): Lightning prevention technology (charge transfer) is more than theoretical - it’s a proven, field-tested protection method that answers the question, how to prevent lightning strikes.
- [Lightning Eliminators’ Joe Lanzoni Shares Small Business Export Insights at US-Peru Trade Panel](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-eliminators-joe-lanzoni-shares-small-business-export-insights-at-us-peru-trade-panel/): Joe Lanzoni, Vice President of Sales Engineering at Lightning Eliminators (LEC), recently brought his expertise to an international stage, participating in a high-profile panel at a US-Peru trade event. The Trade and Investment Opportunities with Peru event was held on November 19, 2025, at the World Trade Center Denver.
- [Preventing Lightning Strikes at Utility Substations | A Case Study](https://www.lightningprotection.com/preventing-lightning-strikes-at-utility-substations-a-case-study/): Download Case Study: Preventing Lightning Strikes at Utility Substations
- [Join Lightning Eliminators at the 2025 Oklahoma Oil & Gas Expo](https://www.lightningprotection.com/join-lightning-eliminators-at-the-2025-oklahoma-oil-and-gas-expo/)
- [World’s Best Lightning Protection Products](https://www.lightningprotection.com/worlds-best-lightning-protection-products/): Let us have a look at some of best lightning protection products available that form an integral part of a lightning protection system.
- [API 545 | Why Bypass Conductors for Floating Roof Tanks Still Matter](https://www.lightningprotection.com/api-545-why-bypass-conductors-for-floating-roof-tanks-still-matter/)
- [Join Lightning Eliminators at the 2025 CRSC Safety & Health Conference & Expo](https://www.lightningprotection.com/join-lightning-eliminators-at-the-2025-crsc-safety-health-conference-expo/)
- [Damage Caused by Lightning Strikes](https://www.lightningprotection.com/damage-caused-by-lightning-strikes/): To safeguard your structure from any type of lightning damage, it is essential to get a risk assessment done by lightning consultants so a carefully designed integrated lightning protection system can be installed as per the client’s need.
- [Lightning Eliminators to Speak on Preventing Direct Lightning Strikes at American School of Gas Measurement Technology September 2025](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-eliminators-to-speak-on-preventing-direct-lightning-strikes-at-american-school-of-gas-measurement-technology-september-2025/)
- [3 Effects of Lightning Damage](https://www.lightningprotection.com/3-effects-of-lightning-damage/): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-6f6un5cw
- [The Largest Oil Storage Facilities in the World​: Why Lightning Protection for Floating Roof Tanks Matters](https://www.lightningprotection.com/the-largest-oil-storage-facilities-in-the-world-why-lightning-protection-for-floating-roof-tanks-matters/)
- [Lightning Protection for Power Plants | Case Studies](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-power-plants-case-studies/): This document contains six case studies for lightning protection for power plants.
- [Lightning Protection for Hydrogen Powered Operations](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-hydrogen-powered-operations/): Forklifts power the movement of goods in warehouses and fulfillment centers, making them essential to daily operations. Traditionally, forklifts have run on lead-acid batteries. They're dependable, affordable, and well understood - but they’re also heavy, slow to charge, and prone to maintenance headaches. Additionally, lead is toxic, and improper disposal or recycling can be hazardous. Disposing old lead-acid batteries increases environmental compliance burden and potential for contamination.
- [NFPA 780 Lightning Protection System: Advantages of Spline Ball Terminals](https://www.lightningprotection.com/nfpa-780-lightning-protection-system/)
- [Avoidance and Protection Strategies for Lightning Defense](https://www.lightningprotection.com/strategies-for-lightning-defense/)
- [Lightning Protecting for Power Generation Facilities](https://www.lightningprotection.com/protecting-power-generation-facilities-from-lightning/)
- [Video: Lightning Protection System](https://www.lightningprotection.com/video-lightning-protection-system/): An effective lightning protection system doesn't attract lightning; it avoids it.
- [Lightning Rods are Old: NEW Lightning Protection Part 2](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-rods-are-old-new-lightning-protection-part-2/): Last week I introduced the subject of new lightning technologies and why they're needed. In part two of this series, I'm going to cover a bit about the history of lightning rod protection and offer a glimpse into the new and diverse technologies that exist.
- [Video: Industrial Lightning Protection Shield](https://www.lightningprotection.com/industrial-lightning-protection-shield/): LEC’s Industrial Lightning Protection shield is designed to protect facilities from lightning strikes, ensuring uninterrupted productivity. The system utilizes a dissipation array system (DAS) to mitigate the electric field effects that attract lightning, thus reducing strike probability. It includes durable conductors and surge protectors for safeguarding sensitive equipment.
- [Video: Lightning Protection for Telecommunications Towers](https://www.lightningprotection.com/video-lightning-protection-for-telecommunications-towers/): In the world of information and communications technology, ensuring uninterrupted operations is critical. Lightning can disrupt complex systems and lead to catastrophic data and financial loss.
- [Video: LEC Chemical Ground Rod (Chem-rod®) for Lightning Protection](https://www.lightningprotection.com/video-lec-chemical-ground-rod-chem-rod-for-lightning-protection/): The video discusses the functions and importance of chemical ground rods in electrical systems. When lightning strikes, it seeks the path of least resistance, and a grounding system provides a low impedance path to the ground, protecting expensive electronic equipment. Grounding rods and wires create a common ground, which helps manage electrical surges caused by lightning. Proper grounding is crucial to prevent damage to sensitive electronic equipment, and multi-grounding can lead to issues like transient over voltages and ground loop currents. Implementing a single point grounding system and following the National Electrical Code (NEC) can mitigate these problems.
- [Video: Lightning Protection for Fuel Tanks](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-fuel-tanks/): The video emphasizes the critical importance of installing effective lightning protection products for fuel tanks. Lightning strikes pose a significant threat to fuel tanks, potentially causing severe damage, including fires and explosions. Over 30% of fuel tank fires are attributed to lightning strikes.
- [Reflections on StocExpo 2025](https://www.lightningprotection.com/reflections-on-stocexpo-2025/)
- [Lightning Protection Strategies for Oil and Gas Facilities](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-strategies-for-oil-and-gas-facilities/)
- [Video: RGA-750 | Retractable Grounding Assembly for Floating Roof Tanks](https://www.lightningprotection.com/video-rga-750-retractable-grounding-assembly-for-floating-roof-tanks/): The new RGA 750 Generation II bypass conductor protects above ground storage tanks. There are several types of above ground storage tanks typically found at bulk storage facilities. These include fixed roof tanks, external floating roof tanks and also internal floating roof tanks. Traditional floating roof storage tank designs use metal strips called shunts that are bolted to the roof and press up against the inside of the shell. The intent of a shunt is to electrically bond the shell and roof of the tank. Unfortunately, this type of bond is unreliable and creates an arcing risk at a location where flammable vapors are often present. Instead of energy flowing through the shunt, it goes out and around the shunt to be direct. Shunts alone cannot be relied on.
- [Case Study: Lightning Protection for Floating Roof Tank Farms in Abu Dhabi](https://www.lightningprotection.com/case-study-lightning-protection-for-floating-roof-tank-farms-in-abu-dhabi/): The case study discusses the importance of lightning protection for tank storage firms, particularly those with floating roof tanks that store millions of dollars' worth of product. A single lightning-induced spark can cause significant damage and downtime, impacting the facility's ability to deliver products and generate revenue.
- [Case Study: Lightning Protection in Oil and Gas Construction](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-oil-and-gas-construction/): The article discusses the significant threat that lightning strikes pose to refinery facilities, particularly those involved in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and salt water disposal (SWD).
- [Video: Lightning Protection System for Refineries](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-system-for-refineries/): Implementing an effective lightning protection system for refineries is crucial in mitigating these risks and ensuring the safety and profitability of your Refinery. When lightning strikes a Refinery the immediate physical damage is often just the tip of the iceberg. The true cost can include operational downtime, equipment damage, environmental risks and safety concern. But what if you could Safeguard your oil storage facility not by merely attracting lightning to a grounding rod near critical equipment but by preventing lightning strikes within protected zones. 
- [Lightning  Protection for Floating Roof Storage Tanks](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-storage-tanks/): Floating roof storage tanks are a critical component of crude oil, gasoline, and volatile substance storage at refineries, tank farms, and crude oil terminals. While these tanks offer significant advantages in reducing vapor loss and preventing explosive conditions, they also present unique vulnerabilities to lightning strikes.
- [Lightning Eliminators to Showcase Lightning Protection Solutions for Storage Tanks at StocExpo 2025 in Rotterdam](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lighting-eliminators-to-showcase-lightning-protection-solutions-for-storage-tanks-at-stocexpo-2025-in-rotterdam/): Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC) is pleased to announce its participation in StocExpo 2025, scheduled for 11-12 March 2025 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. LEC will showcase the most comprehensive lightning protection products and systems for safeguarding floating roof and fixed roof storage tanks.
- [White Paper: Best Practices for Lightning Protection](https://www.lightningprotection.com/white-paper-best-practices-for-lightning-protection/): Lightning strikes present a serious threat to critical facilities, leading to costly downtime, hazardous working conditions, and potentially irreversible damage to operations and stakeholder relationships. Effective lightning protection requires proactive measures that go beyond addressing direct strikes to also mitigate the broader range of lightning-related hazards, including induced surges and ground potential rise related to a non – direct strike that could occur up to one mile away.
- [Why Lightning Eliminators](https://www.lightningprotection.com/why-lightning-eliminators/): LEC is the "one stop shop" of knowledge and intelligence for all aspects of lightning strike prevention, control and subsequent risk mitigation and management. Over 150 years of combined real world operational experience, research, innovative product development and consulting services have enabled LEC to carve out a unique niche within the lightning strike prevention arena across a wide range of industries and governments, both domestically and internationally.

## Pages
- [Lightning Protection System Recertification](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-system-recertification/): We all know that lightning is dangerous, so it only makes sense to understand the different ways of protecting oneself.
- [Lightning Protection System Inspections & System Maintenance](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-system-inspection/): We all know that lightning is dangerous, so it only makes sense to understand the different ways of protecting oneself.
- [Lightning Protection System Installation and Construction Supervision](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-system-installation/): We all know that lightning is dangerous, so it only makes sense to understand the different ways of protecting oneself.
- [Lightning Protection Design Studies and Site Surveys](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-design-surveys/): We all know that lightning is dangerous, so it only makes sense to understand the different ways of protecting oneself.
- [Mike McMahon](https://www.lightningprotection.com/mike-mcmahon/)
- [Sean Carpenter](https://www.lightningprotection.com/sean-carpenter/)
- [Luke Pettross](https://www.lightningprotection.com/luke-pettross/)
- [LEC Thailand is Not Lightning Eliminators: How to Verify You’re Working with an Authorized LEC Lightning Protection Partner](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lec-thailand-is-not-lec/): If you're evaluating lightning protection, prevention, or grounding systems, you've probably come across the name "LEC" somewhere in your research, such as “LEC Thailand” which is not an authorized partner or agent of Lightning Eliminators & Consultants (LEC). It's a well-known set of initials in this industry, and that familiarity is exactly why it's worth taking a moment to confirm who you're talking to before you sign a contract or schedule an installation.
- [Lightning Protection for Water Treatment and Wastewater Facilities](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-water-treatment/): Lightning presents a serious and often underestimated threat to water and wastewater operations. Direct strikes, induced surges, and ground potential rise (GPR) can disable pumps, damage SCADA systems, interrupt chemical feed operations, and shut down critical control processes. A single lightning related event can disrupt water service, cause permit violations, trigger environmental releases, and create significant safety risks for personnel.
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- [Lightning Protection for Communications Towers and Broadcast Facilities](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-communications-towers/): Communications and broadcasting facilities operate at the center of real-time information flow. From signal delivery towers and data links to studios and network operations centers, these operations face significant lightning-related risks that can interrupt service, damage sensitive electronics, and jeopardize public safety communications.
- [Lightning Protection System Installation, Design and Recertification](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-system-installation-design-and-recertification/): We all know that lightning is dangerous, so it only makes sense to understand the different ways of protecting oneself.
- [Lightning Protection for Government, Military, and Defense Facilities](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-government-buildings/): Government, military, and defense installations operate in some of the most mission-critical and risk-sensitive environments in the world. From command centers and secure communications facilities to weapons storage, airfields, radar installations, and critical infrastructure, these sites must remain operational – regardless of weather conditions.
- [Lightning Protection for Industrial Plants and Process Manufacturing](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-industrial-plants/): Industrial plants, manufacturing facilities, and processing sites are among the most lightning-exposed operations in the world. With large open structures, elevated equipment, and complex electrical and process systems, they face constant risk from direct lightning strikes and secondary surge events. A single strike can halt production, damage machinery, or endanger personnel.
- [SDAT](https://www.lightningprotection.com/sdat/): The Streamer Delaying Air Terminal (SDAT) from Lightning Eliminators offers an affordable alternative to standard air terminals as part of new or existing lightning protection systems.
- [Lightning Protection for Transportation Hubs](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-transportation-hubs/): Airfields, rail networks, and transportation hubs are among the most lightning-exposed facilities in the world. With wide open spaces, elevated structures, and complex electrical and fuel systems, they face constant risk from direct lightning strikes and secondary surge events. A single strike can disrupt logistics, damage navigation equipment, or endanger personnel.
- [Collection versus Prevention](https://www.lightningprotection.com/collection-versus-prevention/): Lightning Protection System Lightning Protection
- [Lightning Protection for Utilities](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-utilities/)
- [Lightning Prevention Solutions](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-prevention-solutions/): At Lightning Eliminators, our proprietary lightning prevention solutions help you prevent and avoid lightning-related risks instead of traditional approaches that attract lightning into a protected area and attempt to divert the strike to ground. When used as part of a comprehensive lightning defense solution, our products provide a significantly higher level of protection than traditional methods only.
- [Lightning Protection for Logistics and Fulfillment Centers](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-logistic/)
- [Lightning Protection for Warehouses and Storage Facilities](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-warehouses/)
- [Lightning Protection for Data Centers](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-data-centers/)
- [Lightning Protection for Oil Terminals and Tank Farms](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-oil-terminals-and-tank-farms/)
- [Lightning Protection for Refineries](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-refineries/)
- [Lightning Protection for Chemical Manufacturing Plants](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-chemical-plants/)
- [RGA® 750 (Gen 2)](https://www.lightningprotection.com/rga/): RGA® 750 Retractable Grounding Assembly
- [Dissipation Array System (DAS®)](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-prevention/das/): The proprietary Dissipation Array System (DAS) from Lightning Eliminators is a patented solution engineered to prevent lightning strikes instead of just managing their effects.
- [SWD (Fixed Roof) Storage Tank LightningProtection](https://www.lightningprotection.com/fixed-roof-storage-tank-lightning-protection/)
- [Lightning Protection for Floating Roof Tanks](https://www.lightningprotection.com/storage-tank-protection/): Our patented and innovative products are designed to protect fixed and floating roof storage tanks from the devastating effects of lightning strikes, ensuring the safety and integrity of your storage facilities.
- [Comprehensive Lightning Protection for Oil and Gas Facilities](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-protection-for-oil-and-gas-facilities/): Our advanced Lightning protection systems and lightning avoidance systems are engineered specifically to solve challenges faced by operators in oil & gas.
- [Preventing Direct Strikes](https://www.lightningprotection.com/preventing-direct-strikes/)
- [Sales Territories](https://www.lightningprotection.com/sales-territories/):  
- [Privacy and Data Security Policies](https://www.lightningprotection.com/privacy-and-data-security-policies/)
- [Blog](https://www.lightningprotection.com/blog/): All You Need to Know About Lightning Protection Systems Lightning Protection SystemsIndustry from Lightning Strikes Worldwide for over 44 years. The home of the Dissipation Array System (DAS) and Retractable Grounding Assembly (RGA). Lightening is an unpredictable natural disaster. Around the world, every second approximately 2000 thunderstorms bring about 100 lightning strikes to Earth. NLSI has estimated that in the USA alone, lighting causes more than 26,000 fires and destruction to property worth more than 5 billion dollars in a year. So now, more than ever there is an urgent need to follow strict measures to ensure lighting protection. A lightning strike can cause numerous threats to any property like shutdown, fire, facility failure, side flashes, loss of products, damage to structure or any electrical appliance in a structure. Installing a digital age lightning protection system can help you eliminate lightning strikes over a protected area altogether. The expert team of Lightning Eliminators & Consultants, Inc. (LEC) came up with the charge transfer system (CTS). It is based on advanced principles of engineering and physics to avert direct lightning strikes and shield against lightning’s secondary effects. The LEC team developed and patented the charge transfer system (CTS) technology. Since then, it has successfully installed and maintained lightning protection systems (LPS) to protect many of the Global 1000 top companies from the effects of lightning strikes in over 90 countries, and throughout the United States. Since its inception, lightning rod has been used as a preferred means of lightning protection system. Lightning rods collect lightning charge and have devastating side effects. It is an outdated means of technology and has caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage to sensitive electronics and downtime for major companies. Then why to use old methods of collecting current when you can eliminate lightning charge altogether? The dedicated team of LEC is known to provide complete and comprehensive lighting protection solutions using their patented technology. In addition, they supplement lightning protection by keeping clients informed of incoming storms, lightning and more.
- [FAQ](https://www.lightningprotection.com/faq/): lightning protection
- [Lightning Safety](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-safety/): Lightning Prevention
- [Technical Papers](https://www.lightningprotection.com/technical-papers-o/): lightning protection
- [Newsletter Signup](https://www.lightningprotection.com/newsletter-signup/): Newsletter Signup
- [How it Works](https://www.lightningprotection.com/how-it-works/): lightning protection
- [History](https://www.lightningprotection.com/history/): lightning protection
- [Surge Protection Devices](https://www.lightningprotection.com/surge-protection-devices/): SURGE PROTECTION DEVICES
- [Lightning Prevention](https://www.lightningprotection.com/lightning-prevention/): Lightning Prevention & Lightning Safety
- [Leadership](https://www.lightningprotection.com/staff-and-departments/)
- [Shawn McTigue](https://www.lightningprotection.com/shawn-mctigue/)
- [Peter A. Carpenter](https://www.lightningprotection.com/peter-a-carpenter/)

## Clients

## Testimonials
- [no lightning damage at all since the first part of the system was installed](https://www.lightningprotection.com/testimonial-item/no-lightning-damage-at-all-since-the-first-part-of-the-system-was-installed/): We have had no lightning damage at all since the first part of the system was installed on our vacuum building in the summer of 1996. Previously we had several lightning strikes per year resulting in severe lightning damage.
- [no losses or down time](https://www.lightningprotection.com/testimonial-item/no-losses-or-down-time/): Since the installation of the (DAS) lightning protection systems we have had no losses or down time related to lightning strikes or lightning damage. History of the station shows many down times before the lightning protection systems installed, with none now. Thank you for this technology.
- [We saved over $1 million](https://www.lightningprotection.com/testimonial-item/we-saved-over-1-million/): Since installing LEC's lightning surge protection systems we have reduced substation high-voltage losses to zero, and secondary electronics losses by more than 80%. No lightning strikes, lightning damage or shutdowns. We saved over $1 million since installing the DAS.
- [we have not experienced any unplanned outages](https://www.lightningprotection.com/testimonial-item/we-have-not-experienced-any-unplanned-outages/): Prior to October 1979 we experienced many unit outages due primarily to lightning damage on or around the unit. Since installing LEC lightning protection products we have not experienced any unplanned outages due to lightning damage.
- [LEC lightning protection products are standard equipment](https://www.lightningprotection.com/testimonial-item/lec-lightning-protection-products-are-standard-equipment/): We’re protecting the life and safety of our personnel, we’re protecting our assets, and we’re preventing service disruption for our customers. We’ve had very good results… which have been well worth the money. As far as I'm concerned, LEC lightning protection products are standard equipment when we put in a new facility where there's a high incidence of lightning strikes and lightning damage.
- [This lightning protection design has proven its value far beyond its initial cost](https://www.lightningprotection.com/testimonial-item/this-lightning-protection-design-has-proven-its-value-far-beyond-its-initial-cost/): We have not sustained any telecommunication equipment damage for those sites that have LEC systems. This lightning protection design has proven its value far beyond its initial cost
- [Thank You for This Technology!](https://www.lightningprotection.com/testimonial-item/thank-you-for-this-technology/): Since installation of the DAS system we have had no losses or down time related to lightning damage. History of the station shows many down times but now with lightning protection systems none. Thank you for this technology.
- [We have had no shutdowns related to lightning damage since installation!](https://www.lightningprotection.com/testimonial-item/we-have-had-no-shutdowns-related-to-lightning-damage-since-installation/): In our high (100) lightning days per year area, strikes are continually happening all around us. We have had no shutdowns related to lightning damage since installation and a significant reduction in maintenance.