‘Boom’ heard across Northern Virginia blamed on lightning, ‘echo chamber’ effect

The National Weather Service said a lightning strike combined with unique atmospheric conditions caused Friday’s loud boom ...
Power Engineering

Surge Protection Curbs Lightning Effects at AEP’s Gavin Station

At the two-unit, coal-fired 2,600 MW AEP Gavin plant located along the Ohio River in Cheshire, Ohio, minimizing the effects of surges from lightning strikes became an issue when the surges began ...