Ok, but I don't understand how that pertains to...

...the OP. If the U.S. doesn't manufacture its own grid equipment, then it's likely going to be really painful if you happen to live in an area that is targeted by a grid attack. I know for a fact that Dominion Energy already has an issue with procurement of basic infrastructure pieces. We are building some warehouses right now and were told that Dominion currently has no meter bases and it will be weeks until they can acquire them. That is not good, and we're not even in a crisis at the moment.

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Posted: 02/17/2022 at 9:47PM

Something im pondering: what pwr utility vital equipment is made in USA? -- ColoVT82 02/17/2022 6:47PM

How many squirrels are we talking? ** -- FrederickHokie 02/17/2022 11:13PM

GE used to make that stuff at their plant in Salem ** -- Brown Water 02/17/2022 10:12PM

Coal -- vthokieq 02/17/2022 8:41PM

You mean, 'made by a USA company?' Or 'manufactured in the USA?' -- Baltimore Hokie 02/17/2022 7:33PM

Actually made here. And raw materials needed ** -- ColoVT82 02/17/2022 9:08PM

Agreed. A country without a manufacturing base is like one without natural -- RoswellGAHokie 02/17/2022 7:32PM

Oh please ** -- Stork 02/17/2022 7:21PM

The people in the fall out shelter must have emerged. ** -- UTPr0sim 02/17/2022 7:41PM

I assume you’re saying that people worrying about a grid attack are a -- RoswellGAHokie 02/17/2022 8:20PM

If you say taking down the ENTIRE US power grid is 1000-1 you are still way -- UTPr0sim 02/17/2022 8:28PM

As long as it's not your town, no big deal, right? ** -- MP4VT2004 02/17/2022 8:57PM

I'm saying outages are going to happen, but taking down the entire USA grid -- UTPr0sim 02/17/2022 9:17PM

Ok, but I don't understand how that pertains to... -- MP4VT2004 02/17/2022 9:47PM

Did that question work in Alien or War of the Worlds? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/17/2022 7:24PM

…are we talking 220 ? ** -- chumley 02/17/2022 7:17PM

220, 221...whatever it takes ** -- EDGEMAN 02/17/2022 7:33PM

What could go wrong? -- MP4VT2004 02/17/2022 6:54PM

Ok, but I don't understand how that pertains to...

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