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Metcalf sniper attack CCTV footage (Attacks begin at around 1:54) Location Coyote, California, U.S. Date April 16, 2013 (2013-04-16) 12:58 – 1:50 a.m. (PDT) Target PG&E Metcalf substation Attack type Sabotage Weapons 7.62×39mm rifles On April 16, 2013, an attack was carried out on Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Metcalf transmission substation in Coyote, California, near the border of ...
The electric power transmission grid of the contiguous United States consists of 120,000 miles (190,000 km) of lines operated by 500 companies. The electrical power grid that powers Northern America is not a single grid, but is instead divided into multiple wide area synchronous grids . [ 1 ]
On April 16, 2013, an attack was carried out on Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Metcalf transmission substation in Coyote, California, near the border of San Jose.The attack, in which gunmen fired on 17 electrical transformers, resulted in more than $15 million worth of equipment damage, but it had little impact on the station's electrical power supply.
In five of the past 11 years, parts of the U.S. electrical grid have been hit by blackouts, shut-offs or close calls during cold weather. Experts say one reason is a recurring shortage of natural gas.
When 45,000 people lost power in North Carolina in December, the national issue of securing the nation's electrical grid system was exposed, and it doesn't have a clear solution. "Protecting ...
The Northern California group operates a handful of power plants and coordinates supplies for its member cities, as well as the Port of Oakland the Bay Area Rapid Transit district.
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is a non-profit Independent System Operator (ISO) serving California. [1] It oversees the operation of California's bulk electric power system, transmission lines, and electricity market generated and transmitted by its member utilities. CAISO is one of the largest ISOs in the world, delivering ...
English: Concern has been raised that the electrical grid of this nation is vulnerable to prolonged collapse. The postulated mechanisms are geomagnetic storms, electromagnetic pulse attacks (EMP) via a high altitude nuclear detonation, cyberattacks, and kinetic attacks.