The Grid
Our power grid is in shambles and extremely vulnerable to cyber terrorism. Many understand that this is a real security threat yet not much is done. A cyber attack on our power grid has been refereed to by many as the next Pearl Harbor and it will devastate us. According to Richard Serrano (A writer for the Washington Bureau) states that extremists in Iran, Russia, and China are developing a significant capacity to stage an attack. Experts state that if hackers were to be able to shut down our power grid system then multiple nuclear meltdowns would occur and it would devastate our country. According to the Galving Electric Initiative "In the event of a simultaneous accident in which a nuclear power station
is shut down at the same time the main power lines fail, the emergency siren
system for the entire emergency planning zone will lose power and be unable to
alert the surrounding population"
Cyber hacking is the least of our concerns though. Our grid is in such dismay that even Solar Flares could shut down our power grid. Scientists predict that there is a 12% chance that there will be a large storm coming by 2020. The minor flare storm that we saw in March is seen as just the beginning. The Huffington Post even agrees with this statement and they go as far as to claim that the high energy particles that will be caused by the flare storm in 2020 would be enough to disrupt transportation, communication, banking, finance systems, and government systems.
Cyber hacking is the least of our concerns though. Our grid is in such dismay that even Solar Flares could shut down our power grid. Scientists predict that there is a 12% chance that there will be a large storm coming by 2020. The minor flare storm that we saw in March is seen as just the beginning. The Huffington Post even agrees with this statement and they go as far as to claim that the high energy particles that will be caused by the flare storm in 2020 would be enough to disrupt transportation, communication, banking, finance systems, and government systems.
Solar Roadways are the only thing to prevent grid black out. They cant be shut down
Brusaw created Solar Roadways with the grid in mind. Our current grid is based on centralized power stations so if a station goes down then that section goes dark. Solar roadways replace all centralized power stations thus in turn no more power outages. Brusaw states that the panels are "secure energy" and they they cant be deliberately shut down, not by terrorists or companies. Decentralizing the stations is key to making the grid more resilient and safer for everyone. Every panel can generate and pass down electricity to homes and business
Last edit: 5/11/2014 8:41PM
Last edit: 5/11/2014 8:41PM