[ReaganGeneration2]

Solution: hardening transformers or keeping backups. Could be mitigated for a fraction of the cost of a major war in the Middle East or Ukraine.

Now that the GOP runs the budget, no more worries. /s

[Soul of the South]

“Now that the GOP runs the budget, no more worries. /s”

It was GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski who in 2010 killed legislation to harden the grid. That was five years ago. Thanks to her, five years have passed. The grid could have been protected by now.

http://www.newsmax.com/KenTimmerman/lisa-murkowski-emp-energy/2010/10/14/id/373768/