Yes, I believe it will 100%. It actually happened a few years ago in Cali. Fyi…There are 3 main grids in the US: Eastern interconnect, Western interconnect and the Texas grid. There are redundancies and contingencies in place. We also monitor solar activity 24/7 and have a plan in place for that.
What we haven’t planned for entirely is an EMP. Some utilities are safe guarded, some are not. The lead time on a substation transformer is 12-18 months.
I live in a very rural area with electricity provided by an electric coop. Assuming it's not a major EMP attack, are rural areas as likely to be impacted as anywhere else, or does area of the country make any difference in continuity of service?
IMO, yes being rural will help. Generation and transmission are the ones to watch. If a blackout is on a major scale, almost everyone will be effected. The grid relies on the spinning inertia of generators on the grid, once the grid takes a hit and a big generator goes offline suddenly, and then another and another, you lose that inertia and that particular interconnect is subject to blackout. There are protective relays that can help but idk exactly what kind of capabilities the DS and other enemies have
Do you think the Grid will be attacked?
Yes, I believe it will 100%. It actually happened a few years ago in Cali. Fyi…There are 3 main grids in the US: Eastern interconnect, Western interconnect and the Texas grid. There are redundancies and contingencies in place. We also monitor solar activity 24/7 and have a plan in place for that.
What we haven’t planned for entirely is an EMP. Some utilities are safe guarded, some are not. The lead time on a substation transformer is 12-18 months.
I live in a very rural area with electricity provided by an electric coop. Assuming it's not a major EMP attack, are rural areas as likely to be impacted as anywhere else, or does area of the country make any difference in continuity of service?
IMO, yes being rural will help. Generation and transmission are the ones to watch. If a blackout is on a major scale, almost everyone will be effected. The grid relies on the spinning inertia of generators on the grid, once the grid takes a hit and a big generator goes offline suddenly, and then another and another, you lose that inertia and that particular interconnect is subject to blackout. There are protective relays that can help but idk exactly what kind of capabilities the DS and other enemies have
Thank you.