Quoted from toyotaboy:I never leave machines plugged in anyway. I don't trust storms, nor do I trust switches with hundreds of thousands of cycles to keep them off. Better to be safe than sorry. I either use a main power strip from a trusted manufacturer (like TRIPP), or I use remote outlets.
Do remote outlets offer protection from a storm? Are you talking about something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DQELHBS/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_8