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Energy secretary says enemies are capable of shutting down US power grid
NY Post ^ | 6-6-21 | Sam Raskin

Posted on 06/06/2021 3:46:47 PM PDT by dynachrome

Adversaries to the US are capable of shutting down the nation’s electrical grid, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm admitted Sunday, saying that such cybersecurity attacks are “happening all the time.”

Granholm warned of the system’s vulnerabilities — amid an uptick of ransomware sieges — on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“Yeah, they do,” Granholm told host Jake Tapper when asked if foreign actors have the ability to make the power grid go dark.

“There are very malign actors who are trying, even as we speak,” she explained. “There are thousands of attacks on all aspects of the energy sector and the private sector generally.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; bidenvoters; cyperwarfare; granholm; powergrid
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To: dynachrome

A failed governor gets promoted to a federal job. What nonsense.


21 posted on 06/06/2021 4:10:51 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: dynachrome

Then do something about it, dumbass!


22 posted on 06/06/2021 4:11:07 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: dynachrome

In LBJ’s day they couldn’t use the Internet to shut down the grid.


23 posted on 06/06/2021 4:12:38 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: dynachrome

And that wasn’t even cutting edge.

They knew about the danger even back the and still chose to do nothing about it.


24 posted on 06/06/2021 4:14:03 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: dynachrome

Kind of lends new meaning to the phrase...... I’m with the government and I’m here to help you


25 posted on 06/06/2021 4:17:24 PM PDT by no-to-illegals ( Liberals, leftists, Rinos, moslems, illegals, lamestream media. All want America to fail and die )
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To: M Kehoe

I can spoof my IP address via TOR. VPN does the same, but is more traceable.


26 posted on 06/06/2021 4:17:31 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: dynachrome

“The electrical power grid that powers Northern America is not a single grid, but is instead divided into multiple wide area synchronous grids.”

“In 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported that spies from China and Russia, as well as from other countries, ‘penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system. According to U.S. officials, the spies did not seek to damage the power grid; however they might be able to do so during a war or crisis. Most of the intrusions were detected by American intelligence agencies.”

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


27 posted on 06/06/2021 4:19:30 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: dynachrome

and we in the USA have not the smarts to prevent it from happening???


28 posted on 06/06/2021 4:20:19 PM PDT by elpadre ( )
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To: Brian Griffin

“Most”


29 posted on 06/06/2021 4:21:23 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: elpadre

Hook everything to the internet/cloud. What could go wrong?/s


30 posted on 06/06/2021 4:22:03 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: dynachrome

The transmission grids are operated by transmission system operators (TSOs), not-for profit companies that are typically owned by the utilities in their respective service areas, where they coordinate, control and monitor the operation of the electrical power system. TSOs are obliged to provide nondiscriminatory transmission access to electricity generators and customers. TSOs can be of two types: Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs). The former operate within a single state, and the latter cover wider areas crossing state borders.

In 2009 there were four RTOs in the U.S.:
ISO New England (ISO-NE, which is an RTO despite its name);
Midcontinent Independent System Operator;
PJM Interconnection in the Mid-Atlantic region; and
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) covering Oklahoma, Kansas and parts of Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and New Mexico.

There are also three ISOs:
California Independent System Operator (California ISO);
New York Independent System Operator (NYISO);
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT, an ISO).

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


31 posted on 06/06/2021 4:22:35 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin

We’ve always known that.


32 posted on 06/06/2021 4:23:42 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Faith, not fear. Faith, not faintheartedness.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
She’s good at looking good.

Damn, son, you been locked away for a few decades? That critter didn't look good when she was in her 20s. She looks like she fell outta the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down at her current age.

33 posted on 06/06/2021 4:25:28 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: lgjhn23

There’s a trilogy of books now — the “One Second After” series. The other two are worth a read. While I don’t want to mention spoilers; the villain might have cankles.


34 posted on 06/06/2021 4:29:21 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: dynachrome

This is next.

The two products Biden has made clear he wants gone - gas and meat- have both been ‘hacked’.

He wants solar and wind so electric grid is next.

Bank on it.


35 posted on 06/06/2021 4:32:36 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: dynachrome
Hook everything to the internet/cloud. What could go wrong?/s

Seems like there should be two distinct and separate internets, one just for vital infrastructure, banks etc.

36 posted on 06/06/2021 4:35:09 PM PDT by Pollard
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To: dynachrome

This has maps that show where power plants are located, by type:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/power-plants/

“SHARE OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED BY NATURAL GAS-POWERED PLANTS”[by state]

A Tesla in West Virginia will probably get recharged using coal.

A Tesla in Rhode Island is unlikely to get recharged using coal.


37 posted on 06/06/2021 4:43:41 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin

Guess the Southern state most fond of solar-generated utility electricity as of 2017.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/power-plants/


38 posted on 06/06/2021 4:48:03 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Shady
“There are thousands of attacks on all aspects of the energy sector and the private sector generally.”

Well then quit whining and attack back. Issue letters of mark and put our private sector to work. Tell them they can keep anything they steal or defraud out of them.

39 posted on 06/06/2021 4:48:32 PM PDT by usurper ( version )
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To: usurper

letters of mark = letters of marque.


40 posted on 06/06/2021 4:54:16 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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