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Re:Utility poles by dustinmoorenet on Thursday February 15, 2018 @10:42AM (#16384870)
The point of an earth ground is to dissipate the accumulation of static built up. Ground is not connected to the power supply so there is nothing to return to the power company. The earth is the best place for it.
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