#CAISO and #ERCOT , regions with high solar resources, to experience challenges during Oct 14 solar eclipse. Research more with gridclue.com. spglobal.com/commodityinsig…

Russia attacks Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Details still to be reported. oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Eu…

#ERCOT avoids a blackout one more time this summer. How long before luck runs out?
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Resilient Societies welcomes Dr. Stephen E. Flynn and Richard S. Mroz, Esq. to its Board of Advisors. Both are recognized experts in critical infrastructure protection and we look forward to their contributions. resilientsocieties.org/board-of-advis…

Safety of all of Ukraine's nuclear power plants depend on reliable grid power, so Russian attacks on electricity infrastructure have already threatened radiation leakage.

Argentina blackout shows societal reliance on baseload power plants. bbc.com/news/world-lat…

In Ukraine and elsewhere, attacks on critical infrastructure are proliferating. politico.com/newsletters/po…

For detailed backstory on Ukraine's electric grid, read Popik's paper in the Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy, 'Preserving Ukraine's Electric Grid During the Russian Invasion.' jcip1.org/jcip-3-1.html

Russia is using a deliberate strategy to attack Ukraine's critical infrastructure, as this CNN article explains. cnn.com/2023/02/09/pol…

A job well done for Ukraine / Україна: 'USAID donates mobile gas turbine power plant to Ukraine to meet electricity needs.' kmu.gov.ua/en/news/usaid-…

Thomas Popik discusses Russia’s efforts to devastate #Ukraine ’s electric grid—and how a grid collapse could trigger a humanitarian and refugee crisis. ow.ly/RoP950MLINg via Foreign Affairs

How can NATO member states and other allies of Ukraine reinforce Kyiv’s electric grid—and set a precedent of protecting societies from attacks on critical infrastructure?
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#Ukraine ’s Coming Electricity Crisis via ⁦Foreign Affairs⁩ reader.foreignaffairs.com/2023/02/03/ukr…

How can NATO member states and other allies of #Ukraine reinforce Kyiv’s electric grid—and set a precedent of protecting societies from attacks on critical infrastructure? ow.ly/RBow50MKOeV via Foreign Affairs

An important piece, which follows Popik’s more detailed analysis in the spring/summer 2022 issue in the Journal of Critical Infrastructure. (During my recent visit to Ukraine the effects on Ukrainians’ lives of the problem he discusses were evident.) reader.foreignaffairs.com/2023/02/03/ukr…

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'Ukraine’s woes should serve as a reminder that esoteric technical matters, such as the pivotal role of large transformers in electric grids, can shape the outcomes of conflicts.'

Why Ukraine may need transformers more than tanks: fascinating piece by Tom Popik on protecting Ukraine's electrical grid: foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukrain…

Ukraine’s Coming Electricity Crisis foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukrain… via Foreign Affairs

Thomas Popik, chairman of Resilient Societies, quoted in Newsweek article on risk of terrorist attacks on U.S. electric grid. newsweek.com/2023/01/20/dom…

Blackout for 200 million in Pakistan shows that when transmission operators implement widespread load sheds, system restoration may not be straightforward. time.com/6249261/pakist…