On the EMP issue, and I don’t think this is a very good link. Seems to be more of a politically written paper than factually driven (nuts and bolts stuff). It seems to downplay the likelihood of an EMP, but I don’t necessarily agree with that assessment.
The EEI is the Edison Electric Institute, which is an organization comprised of entities in the electric utility industry. Usually, they’re more involved with research projects and such to improve the quality of the product.
Thanks.