Lightning Protection & Grounding

Lightning Protection & Grounding

Each year, lightning strikes result in billions of dollars of damage and downtime to industries in the U.S. This is especially prevalent in communications and electrical systems. ECI’s factory trained engineers can provide a range of services from grounding system improvements to fully installed lighting protection systems designed to NFPA 780 standards. Geographic location, soil conditions & facility requirements are all considered when we evaluate your facility.

The ECI team can help with

  • Design of grounding systems for new construction
  • Signal reference grids
  • Fence and pipe grounding
  • Bonding and grounding in Solar fields
  • Lightning Protection of Equipment and Facilities
  • Maintenance and re-evaluation of existing systems
  • Certification / Re-Certification of Lightning Protection systems thru a NRTL