Why Did Snipers Target Silicon Valley's Power Grid?

Attacked: The FBI is investigating an April attack on PG&E's Metcalf substation. Experts have warned the assault could have been a 'dress rehearsal for a larger attack'. Daily Mail

Snipers’ Attack On Silicon Valley Power Stations A ‘Preparation For An Act Of War’ -- Washington Tinmes

A group of individuals with sniper rifles disabled 17 giant transformers in Silicon Valley in April — an attack labeled as “the most significant incident of domestic terrorism involving the grid that has ever occurred.”

No one has been charged with the April 16 attack on PG&E Corp.’s PCG Metcalf transmission substation, which suffered almost a month’s work of damage, according to the Wall Street Journal.

For almost 20 minutes, the snipers took out the grid before disappearing into the darkness.

“This wasn’t an incident where Billy Bob and Joe decided after a few brewskis to come in and shoot up a substation,” Mark Johnson, retired vice president of transmission for PG&E, told a utility security conference, the Journal reported. “This was an event that was well-thought out, well-planned and they targeted certain components.”

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More News On Last Year's Sniper Attack On Silicon Valley Power Stations

Assault on California Power Station Raises Alarm on Potential for Terrorism -- Wall Street Journal
PG&E Substation Attack Was "Significant" Act of Terrorism, Official Tells Wall Street Journal -- NBC Nay Area
Threat to the grid? Details emerge of sniper attack on power station -- FOX News
Months Later, Sniper Attack at Power Hub Still a Mystery -- New York Times
San Jose power station attack raises wider security concerns, news report says -- Washington Post
Ex-federal official raises concerns over terror attack on power grid -- FOX News
Ex-official: Attack on Silicon Valley power grid was ‘terrorism’ -- New York Post/AP
Sniper assault on US power station could have been the rehearsal for an 'even bigger terrorist attack', warns industry expert -- Daily Mail
Snipers Coordinated an Attack on the Power Grid, but Why? -- Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic