“the subsequent electron wave is absorbed by MILES of power distribution lines “
Your ignorance of the electrical distribution system allows you to think there are miles of lines without any protections.
While I have zero knowledge of our electrical distribution system, I can't believe that our grid doesn't have some major circuit breakers in place. However, the North East region went dark a couple/few? years back. So, I might be wrong.
The transformers are a different ballgame.
Manchild,
Read the Effing links that I provided from US Mil, FERC, NERC, US Energy dept and ISA.
Cripes, here’s a electrical power grid PRIMER for you that clearly states vulnerability from insufficient surge protection needed to protect critical EHV power transformers from catastrophic failure due to EMP / CME event electrical overload, not to mention all commercial electrical and electronic devices connected to associated power lines.
Take the time to READ before ignorantly opining nonsense that contradicts subject matter experts who actually work in the US power generation and distribution industry.
https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f28/united-states-electricity-industry-primer.pdf