The US electrical grid is in desperate need of upgrades, watchdog warns

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1.0Best Newshttps://aitesonics.comFOX NEWShttps://aitesonics.com/author/fox-news/The US electrical grid is in desperate need of upgrades, watchdog warns - Best Newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uzewEwPMTn"><a href="https://aitesonics.com/the-us-electrical-grid-is-in-desperate-need-of-upgrades-watchdog-warns-224554416/">The US electrical grid is in desperate need of upgrades, watchdog warns</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://aitesonics.com/the-us-electrical-grid-is-in-desperate-need-of-upgrades-watchdog-warns-224554416/embed/#?secret=uzewEwPMTn" width="600" height="338" title="“The US electrical grid is in desperate need of upgrades, watchdog warns” — Best News" data-secret="uzewEwPMTn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/FGx2jDUzEiRaMRbyO7.isg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2022-08/37617c70-2958-11ed-9d59-505d40dd6c3660099999The US’ outdated electrical grid is not equipped to handle rising demands for renewable energy or the “new normal” threats of extreme weather and cyberattacks. This is according to energy security watchdog, SAFE, whose Grid Security Project found that problems like blackouts and shortages are becoming increasingly common. Without updates to both policy and infrastructure, […]