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More Heroes In The COVID-19 War (From InsideSources) Far from the public view is an important part of the COVID-19 fight: electricity-sector professionals have sequestered themselves at grid facilities for weeks at a time to keep the power on. Hospitals and homes depend on the constant energy supply thes ...
The U.S. Department Of Energy’s Office Of Electricity: A Discussion With Bruce Walker, Assistant Secretary Bruce Walker is the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Confirmed by the U.S. Senate in October 2017, he is responsible for leading national efforts to develop technologies that enhance the security ...
Three Vital Steps For Keeping Electricity Flowing During COVID-19 Blackouts during COVID-19 would be especially disastrous. And there is an unacceptable, heightened risk that they will occur if the skilled professionals at power plants, utilities and grid operators become infected and spread COVID-19 to their colleag ...
The Double Disaster We Must Avoid – Blackouts During The COVID-19 Pandemic (From InsideSources) The electric grid is essential for every aspect of modern life. Blackouts during the COVID-19 pandemic would be especially disruptive and must be avoided. Many of the highly skilled professionals who keep the grid up and running cannot work from home a ...
Mucking Up America’s Competitive Electricity Markets (From InsideSources) America’s competitive electricity markets, coupled with sensible regulation, have helped ensure that the United States has abundant, reliable and affordable electricity. That system is today threatened by the Green New Deal and, more immediately, by ac ...
Alarm Bells About The Electric Grid (From InsideSources) The U.S. electric grid is under attack. And it is an unfair fight because hostile nations are taking aim at individual electric utilities. The race is on to see whether the United States will properly coordinate its resources to mitigate such attacks b ...
States Need To Answer For Stubbornly High Electricity Bills (From RealClearEnergy) Over the past two years natural gas prices are down 50 percent, but consumers’ electricity bills are up an average of 4 percent per kilowatt hour. In some states, like California, Massachusetts and New York, bills are up much more. It is time for state ...
Three Huge Defense Threats For Which Washington Is Woefully Under-Prepared (From Forbes) The U.S. spends more money on defense than any other country, and as a result has the best trained, best equipped military in the world. However, that doesn't mean Washington is adequately prepared to cope with all dangers to national security. Three t ...
Trump And America’s Energy Revolution (From Spotlight On Freedom) There are many positive developments regarding U.S. energy policy, including on the cybersecurity front. America’s economy and national security are strengthened by having higher U.S. energy production and liquefied natural gas exports. There has also been unprecedented attention, and a much-needed sense of urgency, concerning electric grid cybersecurity.
Electric Grid Cyber Protection: Six Key Recent Developments Below is a synopsis of six particularly notable developments since November 2019 re: steps being taken to protect the U.S. electric grid from cyberattacks and the evolving nature of these threats. National Security Council Report. On December 12 the Pr ...
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