World Oct 12 Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid as Moscow expresses ‘extreme concern’ over long-range U.S. weapons By Associated Press
Nation Jan 01 Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after major blackout Electric power has been restored to nearly all affected customers across Puerto Rico after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve. By Amanda Pérez Pintado, Associated Press
Nation Dec 31 Blackout causes nearly all of Puerto Rico to lose power on New Year’s Eve The private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution says it appears the outage was caused by a failure in an underground power line. By Dánica Coto, Associated Press
World Dec 25 Russia strikes Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day At least one person was killed and Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said that heating was disrupted for 155 residential buildings. By Illia Novikov, Associated Press
World May 08 Russia attacks Ukraine’s power grid on day country celebrates defeat of Nazism in World War II Russia has launched a massive attack on energy facilities across seven regions in Ukraine. The attacks have damaged homes and the country's railways. The attack happened on the day Ukraine celebrates the defeat of Nazism in World War II. By Illia Novikov, Associated Press
Sep 07 Texas heat brings the state’s power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use. This comes a day after the system was pushed to the brink of outages for the first time since a deadly winter… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 6:43 Texas power grid struggles with system-wide stresses caused by brutal heat wave By William Brangham, Courtney Norris A record heat wave, and its connections to climate change, are highlighting again the growing concerns around America’s electrical grid and whether it can withstand the added stress. In Texas, which operates its own electrical grid, power demand hit an… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 6:34 FBI foils extremist plot to bring down Baltimore’s electrical grid By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas Attacks on electrical systems were up by nearly 80% in 2022 compared to the previous year. Monday, the FBI said it foiled an alleged neo-Nazi plot to attack multiple substations and transformers around Baltimore. It follows recent physical attacks on… Continue watching
Feb 06 Woman plotted with a neo-Nazi leader to attack power grid, officials say By Lea Skene, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The plan was thwarted when both suspects were arrested last week, adding to a growing list of similar cases as authorities warn the American electrical grid could be a vulnerable target for domestic terrorists. Continue reading
Jan 22 State lawmakers propose power grid protections amid surge in substation attacks By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press The recent attacks in Moore County, North Carolina, and others in Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Nevada, have underscored the vulnerability of the nation’s far-flung electrical grid, which security experts have long warned could be a target for domestic extremists. Continue reading