This is the kind of physical threat that all the federal and state central
planners have been ignoring -- while they pretend to worry about cyber
attacks:
I believe it's a good reason for decentralized organization and control of
grids, along with locating generating stations as close to load centers as
possible and minimizing long-line HV transmissions which merely adds exposure
and increases the difficulty of protection against physical threats.
A "smart grid" designed by central planners would likely be as reliable as
the Obamacare web site.
Unfortunately, a few terrorists with unsophisticated weapons can do a lot
of damage and knock out a lot of power -- as this story seems to confirm.
Any one with a different view?
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