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“assist local governments in hardening the electric grid. “

“. An EMP attack or powerful solar flare could send this country back to the 18th century for more than a decade,”

Didn’t know local government owned the electrical grid. Are you claiming we should turn communist and “nationalize” power distribution? Are you a communist?

Are you an electrical engineer? Do you even have a clue what you are talking about? Do you get your information from other idiots on other web sites that simply repeat such nonsense often enough that you all know believe it? Do you also believe in the tooth fairy, Santa Claus, and global warming? How about that “ozone hole” everyone claimed we just had to ban fluorocarbons or else we were all going to die yet that ozone hole is still there even after banning “man-made ozone killers”?

Didn’t know local government owned the electrical grid. Are you claiming we should turn communist and “nationalize” power distribution? Are you a communist? "Are you an electrical engineer? Do you even have a clue what you are talking about? Do you get your information from other idiots on other web sites that simply repeat such nonsense often enough that you all know believe it? Do you also believe in the tooth fairy, Santa Claus, and global warming? How about that “ozone hole” everyone claimed we just had to ban fluorocarbons or else we were all going to die yet that ozone hole is still there even after banning “man-made ozone killers”?"

In Seattle, the electrical grid is maintained by a public utility. We have three dams which generate the electric power for the region, and these are owned by the city of Seattle. I assume similar arrangements prevail elsewhere around the country, and there are federal laws (FERC)applicable to electric utilities.

No, I am not an electrical engineer (are you?), but I have been following this topic for some time and it is a fact that those who ARE experts in the field are concerned about this issue and support doing something about it.

It is asinine to compare this issue to believing in the tooth fairy or Santa Claus. This issue is based on hard science. Google "EMP attack" and it will lead you to the research.

And, no, I am not a communist. Believing in a national highway system and a coordinated electric grid does not make one a communist.

OK, Then how would you suggest we deal with this issue?

I agree the feds need to say out.

The sun will one day hit with a large flare assuming we all survive the power will be out for a while. Should we fix it at that point or put in EMP switch's to handle the load?

I would think at the very least we could have backup systems ready at major electrical plants. Building new ones after an EMP hit would be difficult at best.