Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid

Abstract

The electric utility system is vulnerable to outages caused by a range of activities, including system operator errors, weather-related damage, and terrorist attacks. The main risk from a successful terrorist attack against the electric power industry would be widespread power outages lasting for an extended period of time. While the electric utility industry has the primary responsibility for protecting its assets, federal and state government agencies also have been addressing physical security concerns. This report provides a description of initiatives within the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and Defense to protect the physical transmission infrastructure. It will be updated as events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 04, 2005
Accession Number
ADA454023

Entities

People

  • Amy Abel

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Cyberattacks
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Electric Power
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Governments
  • High Voltage
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Operations
  • Infrastructure
  • Law
  • Load Monitoring
  • Physical Security
  • Security
  • State Governments
  • United States

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  • Economics
  • Government and Public Administration Law.