Todays News-Threat to GRID -a year ago?

 

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:

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/06/2013-sniper-attack-on-power-grid-still-concern-in-washington-and-for-utilities/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D439459

 

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?