Michael Mabee, author of “The Civil Defense Book” blogs on critical infrastructure protection and threats, community preparedness and civil defense. Follow Mike’s blog for updates.
. After the Great Northeast Blackout of 2003, getting a “Transmission Vegetation Management” standard took over a decade. Now there is evidence of another NERC cover up “Transmission Vegetation Management” may seem to be a mundane topic, but there has been some extraordinary recent news in the region that comprises the Western Interconnection of the…
Has Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur – and the rest of FERC – dropped the ball on grid security? Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur joined the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in July of 2010. Another interesting thing happened in July of 2010: The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) started covering up the names of entities that violate…
. . More Details Emerging on the Electric Grid Cyber Cover-Up The deeper we dive into the electric grid cyber cover-up, the more disturbing it becomes. In the last 5 years (2014-2018), there have been 53 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dockets involving 81 “Unidentified Registered Entities.” These all allege violations of Critical Infrastructure Protection…
But you don’t have the right to know who these “Unidentified Registered Entities” are! It’s hard to wrap your head around this, but here it is: You do not have a right to know who endangered your family by violating electric grid cybersecurity standards. The identities are being hidden in a massive industry cover-up….
Why We Need the Congressional Electromagnetic Pulse Caucus Even though the electric grid is critical to the lives (literally) of 326 million Americans, the grid is self-regulated and unprotected from known threats. The electric grid – actually comprised of thousands of public and private sector companies – writes its own regulations. According the the Commission to Assess the Threat…
Congresswoman Ann Kuster Sends Letter To Citizens Congresswoman Ann Kuster sent a staffer to read the attached letter to the citizens of New Hampshire (and the U.S., for that matter) at the New England Long-Term Power Outage Summit on November 10, 2018. We have all heard politicians make promises, but I take Congresswoman Ann Kuster at…
CLICK HERE for updated information! EMP Commission Chairman’s Report: A Message to the President Dr. William R. Graham, author of the EMP Commission Chairman’s Report has a message to the President. Dr. Graham urges that “the single most important action that must be taken urgently to advance national strength and survivability is: Establish an Executive Agent—a Cabinet…
The federal government has no plan for a long-term power outage As disturbing as it might be, despite the numerous threats to the U.S. electric grid, the federal government has no plan for a long-term power outage. FEMA recently admitted this at the National Preparedness Symposium on May 24, 2018: “Current planning does not include any contingencies for…
If you missed it, here are some pictures (click for larger pic)… (Videos of the New England Long-Term Power Outage Summit coming soon!) Why You Should Attend The New England Long-Term Power Outage Summit In 2018, our society is moments away from adversity while generations removed from self-reliance. We are completely dependent on the electric grid…
Cyberattacks on grid raise Congressional concern Due to several reports on cyberattacks on the U.S. electric grid, on August 13, 2018 Senator Edward Markey sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as well as several entities in the electric utility industry. In these…
