Electric Sector Pushes Minimalistic Approach to Grid Physical Security Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the electric sector would like you to believe that everything is just fine—no further physical security is needed for the electric grid. By way of background, in 2014 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ordered the grid’s self regulatory…
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Complaint Filed About Inadequate Electric Grid Physical Security
Click HERE for PDF Copy Click HERE for detailed information For Immediate Release Grid Security Investigator Files Complaint Addressing Inadequate Electric Grid Physical Security Washington DC – Grid Security Investigator Michael Mabee filed a formal complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) charging that the mandatory physical security standards and enforcement for the electric…
Senate Letter Regarding Metcalf Attack
Senate Metcalf Letter Dated February 7, 2014, Regarding Physical Attack on Metcalf Substation Click for PDF copy of February 7, 2014 letter from Senate to FERC Click for PDF copy of February 11, 2014 letter from FERC to Senate Click for February 12, 2014 Statement of Acting Chairman Cheryl A. LaFleur The Honorable Cheryl LaFleur…
VIDEO: Metcalf Sniper Attack – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal report on the Metcalf sniper attack. February 5, 2014. “A sniper attack in April that knocked out an electrical substation near San Jose, Calif., has raised fears that the country’s power grid is vulnerable to terrorism. WSJ’s Rebecca Smith has the details. Photo: Talia Herman for The Wall Street Journal” Wall Street…