I’d like to get your thoughts on the best grounding practices for overhead line structures equipped with surge arresters. My understanding is that surge arresters should have the shortest possible path to ground via a dedicated ground wire. Additionally, other pole-mounted equipment (power cables, reclosers, transformer etc) shouldn’t be bonded to the arrester’s ground wire to avoid surge currents flowing through and potentially damaging these equipment. However, I’ve noticed that, in most cases, distribution poles have all equipment— including the arrester—bonded to the same ground wire leading to the ground rod. What are your thoughts on the optimal approach for grounding in this scenario?