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Domestic terrorists pose an "existential threat" to the nation's electrical grid that could result in widespread power outages and significant loss of life.
The US power grid was physically attacked 107 times in the first eight months of 2022, more than in any other year in the last decade.
A 2019 incident at Arizona's Palo Verde nuclear plant and others should be our wakeup call: Bad actors could easily damage the nation's power grid.
The vandalism follows warnings by US officials that neo-Nazis who say they want to spark a race war are targeting electricity infrastructure.
Vandalism at four power stations in the western U.S. state of Washington over the weekend added to concerns of a possible nationwide campaign by right-wing extremists to stir fears and spark civil conflict. Local police on Tuesday gave no information on who they suspected was behind the vandalism, which knocked out power on Christmas Day…