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Oct 26, 2020
The historic challenges facing the oil and natural gas industry will lead to consolidations and transformation. The race is on for companies to lower their operating costs and...
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Sep 2, 2020
China and “probably one or two other” countries can shut down the U.S. power grid through a cyberattack. This disturbing revelation was made by Admiral Michael...
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Aug 3, 2020
Over the past two years there have been several positive developments to protect the electric grid from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events – manmade or natural phenomenon that...
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Jun 12, 2020
Below is a synopsis of six particularly notable developments since March 2020 pertaining to threats against the U.S. electric grid from cyberattacks and related preventative...
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Jun 8, 2020
In recent weeks Americans have been aghast and disgusted to see the dangerous extent to which we rely on China for the personal protective equipment so vital to healthcare...
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Apr 3, 2020
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...
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Apr 1, 2020
When the electric grid goes down and folks are stressed, all hell is unleashed.
In 1977, the people of New York City were experiencing economic stress — including from the...
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Mar 30, 2020
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...
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Feb 14, 2020
While fuel prices are plummeting, electricity prices are staying stubbornly high. This is bad news particularly for tens of millions of low-income Americans. It also puts an...