What will reduce EMP risk is a diffuse, scattered, localized and varied power grid.
We all know, they bigger and more centralized they are, the harder they fall. Black swans, anti-fragile systems and all that.
Reading last week that EMP on large scale is complete fiction.
What will be the effect of an EMP attack on electric cars that are supposed to be so good for us by getting us off that terrible oil?
Follow the money:
EMP is just another scare. They estimate they need 500 billion dollars to update the grid. So you can count on 1.5 Trillion. They don’t get that money unless they can scare us. Also they want to centralize control of the grid.
All just a gigantic scam. This is indians waving blankets to stampede us buffalo over a budgetary cliff.
Only if it’s done by Global Totalitarian Government. Otherwise, it doesn’t count.
Why would gas be considered more "sustainable" than coal? We have a lot of petroleum, but way more coal. BTW, why aren't we setting up to gasify that, again?
This is a great and forward thinking idea. For those who say it is unlikely or impossible, read some more. It happened in the 19 century in the US from a solar flare. Three high altitude nuclear atmospheric explosions positioned correctly would take the US back to 1800s once more. We are dependent on transformers from China to replace the ones we will need, and without shipping and manufacturing, not to mention the glee our enemy would show in pricing and supply. $500 Billions is cheap, and worth every dime.
Besides, even is they all stayed functional, the rest of the infrastructure on the grids would be roast.
There are three electric grids in the US.
The one time instant loss of 30% of generation in each, will cause the collapse of anyone of those grids.
Each grid is operated like one big machine. Many moving parts. Restoration will be a long process.
People will be eating people, pretty much the worst part of the bible.
So an EMP would wipe out transformers, substations and stop power form being generated and transferred. So just how is coal supposed to be better for a dead power system?
What makes the turbines spin doesn’t matter. If a non-hardened plant gets with an EMP it’s done. Of course that’s not going to happen either. So really who cares.
Another reason for Solar Power!!
Electromagnetic pulses would probably happen incidentally to air bursts and only affect near areas around those. If EMP-specific attacks occur, those will probably precede air bursts over cities and ground bursts on selected sites. EMP-specific attacks (very high altitude) would emit both shorter and longer waves. The longer waves would affect mainly transformers and appliances that are plugged in. The shorter waves might affect equipment that has no metal cover. Communications would be affected for quite a few hours (temporary ionospheric effect).
If you receive the warning, unplug stuff. That would be for the purpose of resuming reception of artificial perversions of morality from the foreign minds in our upscale coastal communities.