A federal agency announced this month that it is shifting its focus to physical security around the U.S. electrical grid, after one or more assailants shot at two North Carolina substations in an attack that left 45,000 customers without power.
Authorities investigating the case have still not released a motive or potential suspects as federal regulators turn to an assessment of the nation’s vulnerability to such attacks.
“In light of the increasing number of recent reports of physical attacks on our nation’s infrastructure, it is important that we fully and clearly review the effectiveness of our existing physical security standard to determine whether additional improvements are necessary to safeguard the Bulk Power System.”
It continued: “In response to another anonymous image board user's post discussing the implausibility of Source's original statement, Source stated,"How so? Is there a cop stationed at every utility pole, antenna, transformer, substation, junction box, switchboard, and high tension line in America to watch for a low-profile attack that takes less than 10 seconds to pull off?’"
The U.S. power grid system is split up into three main sections: eastern, western and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which covers most of the state. These three interconnections make up more than 7,300 power plants, nearly 160,000 miles of high-voltage power lines, and millions of miles of low-voltage power lines and distribution transformers, which connects 145 million customers, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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