BLOCKING MIS OUT OF THE BLUE'

摘要

New software products as well as cutting-edge protection equipment help electric co-ops take the "shock" out of lightning strikes. To deliver reliable service electric co-ops must effectively deal with Mother Nature's most destructive force--lightning. The phenomenon remains one of the largest causes of outages as well as equipment damage. Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative (CHELCO) in Defuniak Springs, Fla., located northwest of Tampa, operates in the lightning capital of North America. As MatthewAveiy, P.E., vice president of engineering for the co-op, points out, "We definitely see our share of it."