A Surge Arrester acts as a conduit on PG&E's utility poles that can transfer a surge of electricity through two ground rods. The ground rods will prevent surges of electricity from causing damage to the electric equipment in the event of a lightening strike.
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- Why is PG&E installing Surge Arresters?
- What is a surge arrester?
- Why does the Enhanced Power Line Safety Setting cause the outage to last longer?
- Are Enhanced Power Line Safety Settings only located in High Fire Threat areas?
- Why did PG&E add the Enhanced Power Line Safety Setting?
- What are the cons of the Enhanced Power Line Safety Setting?
- What are the benefits of the Enhanced Power Line Safety Settings?
- When are you required to patrol a line when an Enhanced Power Line Safety Setting trips?
- What do Enhanced Power Line Safety Settings do?
- What is an Enhanced Power Line Safety Setting?