Posted: 8/24/2026 10:35:39 PM EDT
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Apparently Iran hacked a power plant in England, downing it for four days. Gary is at or over a week of outage after recent storms. My blog post on the topic: https://prepfindr.com/blog/knock-out-nine-black-out-america-the-grids-fragile-truth  |
| Gary is still without power because thugs shot at one of the power company's teams so they pulled them out. |
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Originally Posted By intheburbs: Gary is still without power because thugs shot at one of the power company's teams so they pulled them out. Can't blame the companies for trying to protect their employees in the only legal way they are permitted. |
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Originally Posted By intheburbs: Gary is still without power because thugs shot at one of the power company's teams so they pulled them out. I heard on the Bear Independent youtube channel that utility workers are working in plate carriers because of this. I know that would be nearly impossible to confirm via MSM. If true that's shitty. And not the first time which is interesting. |
| Don’t compare Gary IN to pretty much anywhere else in the US. It’s an outlier. If you are looking for data on the grid vulnerability, ignore any data coming out of Gary IN. It’s an extremely violent suburb of South Chicago. 75%+ black as far as demographics are concerned. Basically Gary IN is Haiti. |
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Some interesting real world info here: Attacks on Ukraine’s Electric Grid: Insights for U.S. Infrastructure Security and Resilience (2024) Got a solar generator? Cubans that have them have been depending on them |
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Some key takeaways from the report about Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid: On balance, physical attacks against electricity infrastructure proved much more destructive in terms of costs and service disruptions than the cyberattacks were A CRS analysis of open-source data aggregated by ACAPS, an international nonprofit, identified nearly 600 attacks on electricity infrastructure assets during the year following the February 24, 2022, invasion—the overwhelming majority targeting transmission and distribution assets. U.N. Development Program assessment reported that “41 out of 94 crucial high-voltage transforming substations located in government-controlled territories have been damaged or destroyed by missiles or drones.”39 On the generation side, up to 60% of Ukrainian generation capacity was struck during the bombing campaign, according to some reports,40 and available generation capacity fell from 37.6 GW to 13.6 GW between February 24 and December 31, 2022, before rising to 18.3 GW in April 2023.41 Total damage to the sector was estimated at more than $9.1 billion by researchers at the Kyiv School of Economics Russian targeting of electricity infrastructure apparently sought to hamper adaptation and recovery efforts. Russia also conducted extensive attacks on communication facilities. Communications are essential for grid restoration operations after major disruptions, and for maintaining steady state operations in any electricity grid. Physical Resilience Availability of emergency communications for grid management: On at least one occasion, the Starlink low-Earth orbit satellite constellation provided resilient communications that enabled restoration of electricity supply after attacks on ground-based communications infrastructure, according to a senior Ukrainian official Efficiency improvements: In 2023, EU sponsored a program to provide five LED lightbulbs in exchange for the same number of conventional bulbs from every Ukrainian household.79 The EU Delegation to Ukraine predicted that the program will reduce electricity consumption by 7-10%, or 1 GW, during peak hours. Dispersion: Installations of rooftop solar and residential battery storage systems increased during the bombing campaign due to a spike in consumer demand, providing limited service in some blacked-out areas, according to media reports.83 |
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