Re:The Threat to Americas Electrical Grid Is Bigger Than Ima...
by sitharus on Sunday September 11, 2016 @05:16PM
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> and yet, we do it on the regular.
No, we don't. When the whole grid is down the power stations have to shut down - they can't run without load. Power stations require power to start up, and without power on the lines there's no synchronisation.
There are facilities designed to start a grid, the utilities are prepared, but it generally takes 6-8 hours to get synchronisation to a level where the main generators can get back online.
As most major generators are a long way from population centres (and their primary load) a coordinated attack could partition most country's grids in a way that ensures a long term blackout.
Re:The Threat to Americas Electrical Grid Is Bigger Than Ima...
by big_surprise on Sunday September 11, 2016 @06:29PM
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As it turns out, the world is not as full of enemies as they say. Additionally, most symmetric actors generally also like to avoid their own downfall.
and yet, we do it on the regular.
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> real and well organized attacks are very very rare
and why is that? if the system is as vulnerable as they say and the world is as full of enemies as they say then why is it not constantly going down?