North America's Electricity Infrastructure: Are We Ready for More Perfect Storms?

  • Authors:
  • Massoud Amin

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Minnesota

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Security and Privacy
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

With the tragic events of 9/11 permanently etched in our minds, the massive 14 August power outage evoked eerie reminders of what shook our world 2 years ago. While preliminary reports indicate that there was no apparent evidence of terrorism, the cascading blackouts were a sudden illumination of our electricity infrastructure's vulnerable condition. This infrastructure affects us all are we prepared for future storms?