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is lightning protection as important today as it used to be?

April 26, 2017lightning today Used

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is lightning protection as important today as it used to be?

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Yes. More so. Today’s building have levels of electronic sophistication that couldn’t be imagined just a decade or two ago. A lightning strike to a building today, or a surge from a lightning strike to a nearby utility, can cause damage in the tens-of-thousands of dollars, even if it doesn’t cause a fire or structural damage.