Last April, a gun attack on the Pacific Gas & Electric Metcalf substation in Silicon Valley took out 17 transformers.
As Katharine Tweed explained in an entry on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Spectrum’s energy blog, although the attack caused significant damage, there was no power outage. However, Tweed says the incident did reignite concerns over the physical security of the electricity grid in the U.S. and elsewhere.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
