Surge Protection

What You Don’t Know About Surge & Lightning Protection Will Shock You

Lightning and power surges can strike at any moment and can destroy or cause expensive damage to your sensitive electronics and appliances. Being prepared for these unexpected surges and spikes can make a big difference in protecting your appliances and equipment.

What Causes Power Surges?

Lightning is often the cause of power surges, but other factors such as:
Birds, squirrels, and trees interfering with power lines
Construction work
Demand fluctuations in your home
Auto accidents involving utility poles
Disturbances transmitted through telephone and cable lines

The Role of Proper Grounding

Proper grounding can prevent most lightning damage. All ground leads — electric, telephone, cable TV, and satellite — should be connected together outside the house and share the same ground rod(s).

2-Stage Protection: Your Best Defense

Surge arresters provide additional protection. A comprehensive surge and lightning protection program can eliminate the risk of costly damage.

Complete protection should have 2 stages:

Stage 1: Meter Base Surge Protector

Shields electronics and major appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, freezers, and furnaces located inside the home.

Stage 2: Point-of-Use Devices

Installed at individual outlets for devices such as TVs, DVDs, microwave ovens, computers, or anything that uses a microprocessor.

Products We Offer

Clay County Electric Cooperative carries a full line of residential surge protection products, as well as:

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units
Battery backup systems for personal computers