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Threats to the system multiply as the need for reliability grows.
What do utilities mean by resilience? How resilient are they, and is that resilience measurable? Four experts will face four reporters in front of a virtual audience of journalists and the public,” Llewellyn KingWASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, July 26, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ New uses for electricity switch on every day, from electric vehicles to electric air taxis to delivery drones to data mining. Smart cities, interconnectivity and cleaner transportation all signal greater electricity use. At the same time, threats to the electric system are aplenty and growing. Cyberattacks, floods, hurricanes, tornados, monsoons, wildfires, and drought are in precipitous rise. These all threaten electric utilities just when they have become even more essential to the smooth running of the nation.