I have an Elec/Elec/Mu, I took (in order) Mu Lightning, Ball Lightning, and Electric Fences.
Mu Lightning is a decent ranged attack and can be used to tag runners or just throw in your single target chain - it's faster animating than Havoc Punch and does the same damage, just all energy.
Ball Lightning is a good damage, fast animating AoE. If you want to get things gathered up (for a Lightning Rod, Thunder Strike, or Jacob's Ladder) it's good for getting a spawn's attention without locking them into place.
Electric Fences... eh. It's a smaller AoE than Ball Lightning (10' vs 15') and the -KB can be helpful, or it can hurt you (mobs that are flopping around aren't attacking). The damage isn't horrible, the animation is the same as the one for Mu Lightning, and it keeps things gathered up - which is useful for Energy Aura since there's no taunt cycling every 1-2 seconds to keep things interested.
All of them have a -end and chance for -recovery, which helps my Elec/Elec/Mu with keeping mobs drained (and therefor helping survival) - that's how she gets away without Tough for more S/L or having any form of healing or +regen outside of inspirations and Health. 
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on my elec/sheild/mu i like ball lightning i dont like the range on fences though 
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on my elec/sheild/mu i like ball lightning i dont like the range on fences though
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You know, until you mentioned it, I never noticed the range was only 40'. I always get the mobs gathered around me before I use it. 
I knew Mu Lightning and Ball Lightning were both 80', and I tend to use BL on the way in, but I wait on the immob until they're in Lightning Field.
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Hm, I hadn't considered the -KB on Fences. Turboman relies on knockdown from Lightning Rod and Thunderstrike quite a bit.
Lightning and Ball Lightning still sound pretty awesome though.
Any opinions on the pet?
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Hm, I hadn't considered the -KB on Fences. Turboman relies on knockdown from Lightning Rod and Thunderstrike quite a bit.
Lightning and Ball Lightning still sound pretty awesome though.
Any opinions on the pet?
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Never had the desire to take it, so I can't say anything about the pet. I've only ever taken the patron pet on my Fire/Kin Corruptor, so I have something to Speed Boost when I'm solo.
As for the -KB in Electric Fences, it can be useful - it certainly makes Lightning Clap a lot more attractive of a power.
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Turboman, my Electric/Energy Brute is level 40 and just got the Mirage badge from Scirocco. I definitely want Electric Fences, being able to lock down spawns for better use of Lightning Rod and Thunderstrike sounds awesome.
How about Mu Lightning, Ball Lightning and Summon Striker however? This is my first high level villain so I've rarely even seen these powers in use. I was wondering how these powers work on Brutes and how useful they really are.