Posts Tagged “power grid”
The U.S. power grid is divided into three parts: 1) Most of Texas, 2) Eastern Interconnect which is everything east, and including, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, the Dakotas and northern Texas; 3) West Interconnect which is everything west of, and including, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. Power is transferred from low demand regions to…
PrepAndBeReady Book Review Lights Out — A Cyberattack — A Nation Unprepared — Surviving the Aftermath by Ted Koppel Veteran journalist and respected news anchor, Ted Koppel, leverages his extensive access to powerful people to interview current and former top government officials and electric industry executives to ask each of…
What’s an EMP? EMP stands for ElectroMagnetic Pulse. EMPs are created by detonating a nuclear weapon high above the earth (200-300 miles), sending huge charges of electricity so strong that they destroy or disable most electronics devices, electrical components, power lines, and power plants, bringing a large area below the explosion to darkness…