re: Next up ... power grid taken out ...

I've got enough propane to run my whole house on generator power, full load for 12 days. Portable generators to run freezers and refrigerators past that. Plenty of food, etc. so my family will be in good shape if it happens.

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What happens when an agency that is part of the federal government flips the switches and blames it on the grid being hacked?

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And exactly what Agency has that capability?

Bonneville Power? That is the US Army Corps of Engineers dam system down the Oregon Gorge ....The name says the Federal Government owns it. I've been in every hydro production dam along that river...

I understand the pretext of attempting to offer a possible scenario ...But every comment ignores a key element of the Electric Utility Industry.

The majority of the system is Investor Owned ...The Government has no control other than regulatory. They ain't flipping switches to anything. Texas Alaska and Hawaii stand alone ....But a bigger element dictates that the suggested possibilities will fail.

The Brotherhood. Montreal loses every transmission line serving the island in one night ...The northeast goes black because of a tree limb that could be burned off.
Texas goes to rolling blackouts ...Florida hit by a hurricane ...tornados rip across the southeast ....

Every neighboring utility reacts first. Utilities with crews staged in areas outside the elements of the storm race into action.

The Utility Industry takes care of it's own, while FEMA is still picking it's butt trying to arrive as if to save the day. The Utilities are already on the scene.

Montreal was astounding example of how to address a total collapse of a system .....Engineers gathered and came up with plan ....paste together wood power poles to hang high voltage transmission lines on a temporary basis to get power back up on the island.

Sorry but having worked in the industry for more than 30 years ....The Federal Government best have tanks and troops on the ground to take out a power grid .....The line crews will make it work until somebody puts a bullet in their heads.