Terrorists Are Eyeing These Vulnerable, Unprotected Parts Of The Power Grid — And There’s 10,000 Of

[Undertaker]

How vulnerable is America’s power grid? The Wall Street Journal recently did an in-depth study to find out the answer to that question, and the results are unsettling.

“Despite federal orders to secure the power grid, tens of thousands of substations are still vulnerable to saboteurs,” writes WSJ reporter Rebecca Smith in the July 14, 2016 edition. “The U.S. electric system is in danger of widespread blackouts lasting days, weeks or longer through the destruction of sensitive, hard-to-replace equipment. Yet records are so spotty that no government agency can offer an accurate tally of substation attacks, whether for vandalism, theft or more nefarious purposes.”

http://www.offthegridnews.com/grid-...s-of-the-power-grid-and-theres-10000-of-them/

 

[Silent Earth]

Oddly enough some years ago some ultra right wing American Militias ( not the sensible ones todays) were threatening to start knocking out pylons across the US. At that time the US pylon network consisted of pylons with a 40 year operational life that were already 60 years old so they would not have taken much knocking down. Taking out telecoms and power distribution systems is often the first step in a protest movements steps against states and authorities because they see it as Economic resistance rather than terrorism.

 

[bigpaul]

what happens in America happens in the UK too sooner or later.
an electricity blackout is top of my list and always has been.

 

[Rob Painless]

Look-up you-tube videos featuring a Dr. Peter Pry for more very pertinent & accurate information regarding our nations power grid vulnerabilities, as well as other thoughts on EMP possibilities.



"Dr. Peter Vincent Pry: EMPs, Not Climate Change, Greatest Existential Threat to Society"

 

[Danil54grl]

Living without power shouldn't be the end of the world. . .yeah for some in a literal sence, but those are on borrowed time. Yep, may sound heartless . . . just telling how it is. It is a very doable thing for most. Need to have the determination and drive to do so. The unfortunate of the situation will be the dang thieves and thugs that will want your stuff. If only they took that passion and used it to learn and use the skills that they would need to live off grid for a long period of time the world would be a much better place. That will never happen though.

 

[bigpaul]

living without power isn't hard to do, wife and I have both done it before we met. but for most it would be "the end of the world" and their lives.

 

[Gazrok]

Our power grid is definitely our Achilles Heel. Problem is, it's run by private companies, who need to have it cost effective to protect.

However, it isn't as vulnerable as it may appear, largely because there are so many ways to reroute, etc. and the fact that many stations are old (and not online), so hacking won't take out the manual switching stations, etc.