Maintenance contracts and insurance packages may not cover lightning strikes on wind turbines, leaving the risk entirely up to the business owner, according to RSA.

$187m

The warranty-related costs for Vestas'

wind turbines due to lightning events in 2020

60%

of operational blade losses and nearly 20% of

operational wind losses are attributed to lightning

$100m

Estimated annual cost to wind farms due

to blade losses and lightning strikes

$187m

The warranty-related costs for Vestas' wind turbines due

to lightning events in 2020

60%

of operational blade losses and nearly 20% of operational

wind losses are attributed to lightning

$100m

Estimated annual cost to wind farms due to blade losses

and lightning strikes

$187m

60%

$100m

of operational blade

losses and nearly 20% of

operational wind losses

are attributed to lightning

$187m

60%

$100m

The warranty-related costs for

Vestas' wind turbines due

to lightning events in 2020

of operational blade losses and

nearly 20% of operational wind losses

are attributed to lightning

Estimated annual cost to wind farms

due to blade losses and lightning strikes