Lights Out: House Plan Would Protect Nation's Electricity From Solar Flare, Nuclear Bomb -- Washington Examiner
Amid growing fears of a massive electromagnetic pulse hit from either a solar flare or a terrorist nuclear bomb, House Republicans on Tuesday will unveil a plan to save the nation's electric grid from an attack that could mean lights out for 300 million Americans.
Dubbed the Secure High-voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal Damage Act, the legislation would push the federal government to install grid-saving devices such as surge protectors to protect against an attack.
"It is critical that we protect our major transformers from cascading destruction. The Shield Act encourages industry to develop standards necessary to protect our electric infrastructure against both natural and man-made EMP events," said Rep. Trent Franks, the Arizona Republican who is offering up the bipartisan bill.
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My Comment: If a group had a nuclear weapon and wanted to make a point .... an EMP explosion is probably not the route that they would choose .... they would explode it (mushroom cloud and all), and be done with it. But to protect the electrical grid from a solar flare .... now that does make sense. After-all .... if we were to experience the massive solar flare of 1859 (the "Carrington Flare") today .... that will probably be a catastrophe .
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