https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rocket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rocket "A lightning rocket is a rocket that unravels a conductor, such a

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rocket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rocket "A lightning rocket is a rocket that unravels a conductor, such as a fine copper wire, as it ascends, to conduct lightning charges to the ground. Lightning strikes derived from this process are called "triggered lightning."" I like the idea of a longer lasting solution, though the tethers would need to be high-temp superconducting cables. The wires in triggered lightning vaporize and the energy is mostly lost to heat.