Amp Power Conditioner or not?

Another reason to use a power conditioner and the reason that I do is not to clean up the AC but to protect my system from spikes. I live in an area where the power gets knocked out at least 2 or 3 times every winter due to storms and when lines get knocked out it creates voltage spikes thru-out the entire system.

Excuse me , but I have to jump in here. I'm in a Power Technology course right now studying power transmission. An isolation transformer is what utility companies use to take the spikes out of the system. I didn't know they made small ones for the home but,theoreticly,if it is built right with the right materials it will give you a labratory grade sine wave.