(Source: Defense One – How Solar Power Can Protect the USMilitary From Threats to the Electric Grid)

“Without electricity from civilian power plants, the most advanced military in world history could be crippled. The U.S. Department of Energy has begged for new authority to defend against weaknesses in the grid in a nearly 500-page comprehensive study issued in January 2017 warning that it’s only a matter of time before the grid fails, due to disaster or attack. (…)”

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