The outlet you are talking about is a GFI (ground fault interrupter) outlet. It should not be tripping because of lighting or storms. Does the outlet trip with nothing plugged in the outlet?? It is possible the outlet is defective or you may have loose wires on the outlet. If the outlet is the only outlet on the line then yes it can be changed to a non GFI outlet. Check your local electrical code to see if all outlets in a garage need to be connected to a GFI circuit?? The outlet is designed to prevent electrical shock. Possibly there was something wrong with the old freezer causing the GFI outlet to trip.
On the other note of freezers. With so much humidity in your garage when you open the door on a upright freezer most of the cold will come out as you are looking for your frozen food. A chest freezer is always the most economical freezer to run on electric.
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