Extensive research has allowed ALLTEC to create a lightweight, low wind loading ESE system to provide a safe and efficient manner of controlling dangerous lightning energy before it damages a structure or its important contents, including human occupants. The TerraStreamer® ESE air terminal initiates the upward connecting streamer earlier in time than a traditional lightning air terminal, thus extending the effective range of protection over and above that of conventional lightning air terminals. By utilizing this advanced technology, TerraStreamer® ESEs provide lightning protection to facilities that would otherwise be difficult or cost prohibitive to protect by conventional means.