when there’s a lot of wind or rain, and the lights dim or flicker for a second, and then immediately kick back on, what is actually happening? I’m asking because it seems like if the power is going to disconnect, it would be from some wire breaking or something. So what is happening when it almost goes out, but it doesn’t?
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Could be a tree limb falls into or touched the lines or high winds blow the lines into each other. Causes a large arc and flash at that point, sometimes it’ll be enough to trip a circuit other times whatever cause the arc clears quick enough that you only see a flicker. Happens quite often if you live in a rural area farther away from a power station or substation.
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