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Somewhere far off in another country, a hacker infiltrated a US energy company, crippling a fuel supply line that runs 5,500 miles from New York to Texas and leaving me, like others, unsure if I’d make it home from work on the gasoline left in my tank.
It is an example of the vulnerability of sole reliance on big energy.
Electric grids are the big energy equivalent of the fuel line on the power side of the energy industry. They carry electricity instead of fuel, but are subject to the same kind of far-reaching calamities because of a single point of failure. So far, we haven’t experienced massive power outages because of a cyberattack, but we have again and again because of storms, wildfires or something as simple as a tree branch falling on a wire in the wrong place.
Virtual Louisville hosts the 2021 Mid-South ACG Capital Connection
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June 2021 event serves as the deal nexus for private equity professionals, mezzanine lenders, investment bankers, service providers, corporate executives and entrepreneurs
Mid-South ACG Capital Connection
June 17-18, 2021 It’s a very convenient way for professionals to grow their networks, discover new ideas, build business relationships, secure capital and bring value for the companies they represent. LOUISVILLE, KY. (PRWEB) May 06, 2021 The Mid-South ACG Capital Connection, an annual event that brings together professionals who plan, finance, and carry out transactions that grow companies and their communities, returns to Louisville this June 17-18.