But, again, everything is not lost as those items not required to be plugged in, are still working – the destruction is limited to the grid. When you hear someone say nothing is going to move except horses after a solar flare hits earth, you will know that is incorrect. Something will have to be devised to distribute gasoline but government and the military will figure that out. So every pump, motor, fan, switchgear, relay, control system, instrument, etc is that was making gasoline is going to be fried, and you still think we will be making gasoline in any significant quantity even a year later?
“and you still think we will be making gasoline in any significant quantity even a year later?”
I have no idea how long it would take to get a gasoline plant on line, I’m saying it would be a priority.