The impact of faults on your operations, reliability, and end-customers can vary widely depending on the overhead lateral protection strategy you use. 

Though some strategies may appear beneficial at face value, it’s important to weigh the tradeoffs between each choice. These strategies not only affect your organization’s bottom line, but they impact your customers’ daily lives as they experience the frustrating downsides first-hand.

Which Strategy Fits Your Overhead System Needs?

Here is a comparison of how different strategies respond to both temporary and permanent faults.