Could We Harvest Power From Lightning?
xkcd's What If?
Jul 15, 2025 17:00
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A typical lightning strike delivers enough energy to power a residential house for about two days. This sounds like a lot, but the energy from the sun outweighs the power supplied by lightning by a factor of a million. That's another win for solar panels.
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