I have Duke and the were charging almost $10/month. I hired just right electric to install one in the box for about $250. No more forever charges to Duke. I suggest you know what they charge per month before you get it!

Computer Club Lightning Presentation
 

For a complete write up on lightning living here in the Lightning Capital of the US see the April 17, 2020, presentation at this link:
07-VCC-2020-04-17+04-24-lightning.pdf - Google Drive

I agree 100%. Waste of money. Paid my monthly fee for 8 years. Lightening struck. There went my counter depth Maytag Refrigerator $2999. Dishwasher and garbage disposal. Called and filed a claim. Claim denied. Items were not plugged in to the wall on surge protector strips or plugs. Like to know how to do that with a dishwasher and garbage disposal. Only way they pay is if the items are on the surge protectors AND, only if they determine, which she could not explain how, that the lightening strike was powerful enough to trigger that surge protector on the outside of the house. Now everything is on my own surge protectors. After living in Florida my whole life, I have never had a refrigerator on a surge protector tor strip. The motherboard for the fridge was $500. The dishwasher was replaced $1000. Garbage disposal $150.

Very interesting. Never thought to do a secondary one for our land line with answering machine.

If your house gets a direct lightning strike I don't think anything can stop it.

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Ohiobuckeye
 

I don’t think most builders install them! Beside Surge Protectors are pretty inexpensive! You might have one put in because there is a lot of power surges. At least in the area we live in they were!

You can call them. Not sure how much help they’ll be. I have SECO and my house was hit with lightening. I have now additional surge protectors installed by my electric company, In Charge. Their technician told me I cannot have too many surge protectors

Unless it was PURCHASED and not "leased." We have no charge because the previous owner paid for it in full. Not sure they still offer that.

Lightning protection systems (lightning rods) have been around since Franklin invented them in 1752. They do work if they are designed, installed , and maintained to the national standard on lightning. They are used extensively in The Villages. All water & sewer pumping stations, fire headquarters on Morse Blvd, The Sharon, nearly all buildings at Sumter Landing, major churches, Savannah Center, many residences and other properties are protected from a direct lightning strike. One home was heavily damaged this year and two last year. We have had 20 homes struck and damaged since 2004. None had lightning rods. The cost depends on the size of the home to be protected; estimated cost $1,000 up to $3,500 for larger homes. Only use lightning protection system installers listed by UL who employ a Master Installer certified by the Lightning Protection Institute. Reference: "The Art & Science of Lightning Protection" by Dr. Martin Uman from the University of Florida, NFPA-780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems.