Substation Attacks News Today

Increased punishments for intentionally damaging utility equipment have received final legislative approval in North Carolina.

More than six months after attacks on Moore County substations left thousands without power, a Congressional committee held a field hearing.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — A trial date has been set for two of the five men accused in a neo-Nazi plot to attack electrical infrastructure. Jordan Duncan and Liam Collins are set to go to a jury trial on March 4, 2024, nearly four years after the men were indicted on multiple counts of conspiracy […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WGHP) — Two men will spend years in prison and another will be committed to a hospital after being sentenced for plotting to attack the United States electrical grid in 2022, court documents show. On Monday, Jonathan Frost was sentenced to 60 months in prison and Christopher Cook was sentenced to 92 months […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — One of several men charged by the Eastern District of North Carolina for an alleged neo-Nazi plot to attack power substations has pleaded guilty. Court records indicate that on April 11, Joseph Maurino entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to manufacture firearms and ship interstate, and also pleaded […]

Representatives of SERC Reliability’s member entities joined the regional entity’s Board of Directors here for its first meeting of the year on Wednesday.

Duke Energy says it has begun improving security around its substations after the December attacks in Moore County and is looking for long-term solutions to a growing problem.

Duke Energy says it has begun improving security around its substations after the December attacks in Moore County and is looking for long-term solutions to a growing problem.

Some North Carolina senators want tougher punishments for intentionally damaging utility equipment in light of the December attacks on two Duke Energy substations in Moore County that left 45,000 customers

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.