Regional power grids face three dangerous threats

The U.S. power grid is very susceptible to cyber attacks and physical attacks (as happened in Metcalf, California) but mostly to the ongoing fanatical green assault that has led to wind and solar -- both intermittent and widely fluctuating -- interrupting the normal flow of energy through the grid and causing awkward moments for backup natural gas and other generators.

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|2017-01-17T21:48:08-05:00January 17th, 2017|Comments Off on Regional power grids face three dangerous threats

U.S. must invest in anti-terror power grid infrastructure

CFACT advisor Larry Bell cites problems with the security of the U.S. power grid -- including the lackadaisical attitude held by many power brokers toward the need for increased security.

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|2016-12-27T14:12:24-05:00December 27th, 2016|10 Comments

U.S. electricity system in regulatory and terrorist crosshairs

Nero fiddled while Rome burned, we are told. Will President Obama be playing golf when terrorists attack the U.S. power grid so as to force a massive, multi-state blackout? Or will he and colleagues like Secretary of State Kerry and EPA Administrator McCarthy remain wholly focused on their own efforts to shut down the power grid through regulations and (as they did with BenGhazi and the Fort Hood shooter) refuse even to brand such an act as terrorist?

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|2014-03-24T12:52:29-04:00March 24th, 2014|1 Comment
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