How Much Power A Lightning Bolt Contains?
Lightning bolts carry from 5 kA (5,000A) to 200 kA (200,000A) and voltages vary from 40 kV (40,000V) to 120 kV (120,000V). If we take an average bolt , with current 100 kA and voltage 100 kV, this average bolt will carry power as calculated below:
Power in an average bolt = 100,000 A x 100,000 V
= 10,000,000,000 Watts or 10 Billion Watts .
