The Department of Energy released a report in early July detailing the major threats to the nation’s energy grid system, and the results are not great.
The opening of the DOE’s report reads like something at the start of an apocalypse movie: “analysis reveals that existing generation retirements and delays in adding new firm capacity, driven by the radical green agenda of past administrations, will lead to a surge in power outages and a growing mismatch between electricity demand and supply, particularly from artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data center growth, threatening America’s energy security.”
In layman’s terms, America’s energy grid is nowhere near security, stable, or modern enough to survive any of the major constant potential threats or disruptions. (RELATED: Timeline On Catastrophic Global Events Reveals Chilling Imminent Threats)
“This report affirms what we already know: The United States cannot afford to continue down the unstable and dangerous path of energy subtraction previous leaders pursued, forcing the closure of baseload power sources like coal and natural gas,” Secretary Chris Wright said in the statement.
“In the coming years, America’s reindustrialization and the AI race will require a significantly larger supply of around-the-clock, reliable, and uninterrupted power. President Trump’s administration is committed to advancing a strategy of energy addition, and supporting all forms of energy that are affordable, reliable, and secure. If we are going to keep the lights on, win the AI race, and keep electricity prices from skyrocketing, the United States must unleash American energy.”
What Are The Major Threats To Our Grid?
- Terrorism / Cyberattacks: Whether it is terrorists physically attacking our grid with guns or using cyberattacks to target the technology, almost all aspects of our grid are vulnerable and likely would not withstand such an attack
- Solar Energy / Magnetic Field: There actually isn’t really anything we can do to survive a major collapse in our magnetic field (something that has occurred with regularity throughout our history on this planet). One option would be to move most of our major energy substations underground, or somewhere that solar/cosmic radiation cannot destroy all circuits.
- Extreme Weather Events: The National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is filled with experts who can and want to do something about the constant threat of extreme weather events — not just to our grid, but to our lives — but we need a full audit and total shakeup of current systems and leadership to see this happen.
- Load Growth: “With projected load growth, retirements increase the risk of power outages by 100 times in 2030,” the report states
- Outdated Tech/Tools: “Traditional peak-hour tests to evaluate resource adequacy do not sufficiently account for growing dependence on neighboring grids.”
What Happens If The Grid Goes Down?
America is only nine meals away from civilization collapse. We already know that bad actors use power outages to loot, hurt others, and commit horrific crimes, but what happens if the power goes out for an extended period of time across the whole country?
Firstly, your food and water supply disappears. Grocery stores will no longer exist, and most first responders and agency workers employed to protect you will be forced to protect their own families first.
People in hospitals may survive so long as the generators keep working. But this won’t last long. There will be no means of pumping gas at the stations, so trucks won’t be able to deliver you all the things you rely on, including essential medication. (RELATED: ‘THE DISASTER CYCLE’ Trailer Will Make Your Blood Run Cold; What Do The Elites Know About What Happens Next?)
Even a month-long shut down of the U.S. energy grid has the potential to end millions of lives within less than a week, and may reset our nation back to something resembling a warzone. The luckiest people will be able to source water, food, and fuel (ie: wood, other burnable materials) locally. People in cities will be hurt the hardest and fastest. Farmers will probably survive and thrive.
“Grid Down, Power Up”
One of the best ways to learn more about the vulnerabilities and options to update our grid are to watch Dennis Quaid’s fantastic documentary “Grid Down, Power Up.”
TMM Analysis
Most people do not realize how close their life is to total collapse. Whether it is a major financial crisis, a geological or meteorological event, or things we could mitigate — like a total grid collapse — simply going ignored, there is always a chance you could wake up tomorrow with your entire future destroyed.
Do you really want to keep electing people who openly ignore these threats? Because that is what most of you do — you either do not show up at the polls, or you ignore the actions of politicians once they enter office.
Your job is to remind your elected officials that they work for you. Screaming on social media does not work, which is why Million Voices exist — their team works tirelessly to contact your representatives about the crises that matter to you. Check out their website to learn more.
Or you can stick your head in the sand and ignore all of these issues until they occur. Don’t worry though, no one is coming to save you.
