Re:The Threat to Americas Electrical Grid Is Bigger Than Ima...
by msisk6 on Sunday September 11, 2016 @06:16PM
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I work for a grid operator here in the US.
There's certainly a lot of FUD in that article, but it gets one thing right: critters in the equipment are a major source of failure.
Last year we had a power glitch at our office when a snake climbed up a power pole and shorted across two phases. The snake didn't survive and folks learned to make sure their desktops are plugged into the outlets served by the building UPS.
There's certainly a lot of FUD in that article, but it gets one thing right: critters in the equipment are a major source of failure.
Last year we had a power glitch at our office when a snake climbed up a power pole and shorted across two phases. The snake didn't survive and folks learned to make sure their desktops are plugged into the outlets served by the building UPS.