Physical security requirements for the electric grid—and their enforcement—are largely non-existent 6 years after the Metcalf attack At approximately 1:00 a.m. on April 16, 2013, a major PG&E transformer substation in Metcalf California was attacked. The attack was well-planned and sophisticated. One year later, the Metcalf station was struck again when the fence was…
For almost 9 years, FERC has aided and abetted a massive coverup. Now they can choose to do the right thing—or not. In July of 2010 Cheryl LaFleur became a Commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). That same month, The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) began covering up the names of…
A: We became vulnerable gradually. We realized it suddenly. Papa described it perfectly: “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked.“Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises. (1926) In 1850 – nine years before the Carrington Event and 12 years before the Civil War – the population of the…
On March 26 2019, President Trump issued Executive Order 13865. The electric industry instantly praised the order. Or did they? After two decades of inaction and what Senator Ron Johnson calls “admiring the problem” by administrations both red and blue, finally, the President has taken action. Executive Order 13865 begins to put some of the…
Executive Order on EMP is long overdue! I’ll never forget this moment. Tommy Waller, Tom Popik and I were driving back from a presentation in Newport New Hampshire for Jay Lucas – and I was reading aloud President Trump’s just issued Executive Order on EMP. The ink wasn’t even dry on his signature. For many…
But, we just won round two against the grid coverup A year ago, I began reporting on and filing objections to a grid coverup involving a Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards. Specially, it all started with a 2.7 million dollar Notice of Penalty against an “Unidentified Registered Entity” of the electric grid. The North American…
New Hampshire’s Secure The Grid Coalition contingent puts the word out! Karen Testerman and Michael Mabee talk electric grid security on WSMN 1590 AM in Nashua on March 1, 2019. We talk about Congressional hearings and coverups! Some topics include the problems with the regulatory scheme, protecting the U.S. electric grid from electromagnetic pulse (EMP)…
Dr. George Baker outlines action items at Senate hearing to secure the electric grid from EMP and GMD Dr. George Baker of the Foundation for Resilient Societies, the Secure the Grid Coalition and the Congressional EMP Commission was the star witness in the Senate hearing on February 27, 2019 entitled: “Perspectives on Protecting the Electric…
(Or: The Electric Grid Thinks We Are All Stupid) Consider this: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reported ZERO “Cybersecurity Incidents” for the last three years. But NERC is withholding the names of cyber violators from the public because of the “Cybersecurity Incidents” over the last three years. Just let that sink in for…
Jacki Daily Show – Episode 6 February 17, 2019 Listen to Michael Mabee on the Jacki Daily Show! We talk about the electric grid CyberSecurity coverup, regulation of the grid and why FERC has been an ineffective regulator. From Jacki’s website: Jacki’s career spans two decades of experience in the energy industry, politics, and law….