Safeguard Your Refrigerator & More
Avoid damage to your major appliances in a storm.
A lightning strike or power surge can damage your refrigerator and other appliances at any time without warning.
SurgeDefender from Georgia Power
Protects your major appliances
Protects your major appliances
For only $9.95 per month, SurgeDefender™ helps protect your home’s motor-driven appliances (refrigerators, dishwashers & dryers).
Saves $$ in the event of a power surge
Gets installed in less than 30 minutes, free!
If a power surge damages your appliances (refrigerators, dishwashers & air conditioners), repairs are covered by an industry-leading manufacturer’s warranty.
Gets installed in less than 30 minutes, free!
Gets installed in less than 30 minutes, free!
Available for single-family homes, duplexes, condos and townhomes, SurgeDefender™ is installed at your electric meter.
To enroll by phone, call
1-877-881-6560.
| Mon-Fri 7am-7pm EST |
Georgia Lightning Facts
- In 2015 and 2016, Georgia ranked first in lightning-related insurance damage claims.
- Georgia is the eighth-highest state in terms of density of lightning strikes per square mile.
- The lightning strikes from thunderstorms in June, July and August account for over 75 percent of property damage annually.
- Lightning can (and usually does) strike in the same place.
- Even if it’s not raining, lightning can still strike.
- Temperatures in the path of a lightning bolt can reach 50,000 degrees. That’s 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun!
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