[servo1969]

Practical Engineering is a YouTube channel about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. It is hosted, written, and produced by Grady Hillhouse.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

servo1969 :" .. someone can’t rob tens of thousands of people of their lights, heat, comfort, and livelihood for four days with just a few well-placed bullets."

Security means that you don't have to rely on one source of energy that can be sabotaged by terrorists, remote controlled by the utility company, or by the government energy agency.
Install natural gas in your home, except in :
New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Washington State, or Oregon.
Or, rely on a wood burning stove.

[rktman]

RO-BUSTED grid is more like it. But just plug in the old EV and everything will be A-otay. 👌

[BobL]

” It is hosted, written, and produced by Grady Hillhouse. “

Is that the dude who actually LOOKS like an engineer?

[laplata]

Very scary video showing how vulnerable the grid is. Thanks for posting.

[Lurker]

For later.

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[catnipman]

“This event highlights the need for making critical substations more secure and also making the grid more robust so that someone can’t rob tens of thousands of people of their lights, heat, comfort, and livelihood for four days with just a few well-placed bullets.”

PLUS attacks on critical public infrastructure absolutely need to be a Federal capital offense ...

that’s pretty much how the Brits handled the Luddites ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite