Originally Posted by
underfire
In reality, systems and backup systems are designed to protect for reduced power (brownouts) and lack of power (blackouts) and power spikes, such as lightening strikes...BUT power surges, which may last several minutes, overloading primary, and depending on duration, backup systems, are obviously a different issue.
As previously posted, the electricity supply companies have refuted BA's claim that there was a surge in the power supply.