With growing risks to the nation's electrical grid from natural disasters and as a potential target for malicious attacks, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should work closely with utility operators and other stakeholders to improve cyber and physical security and resilience, says a new congressionally mandated report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (sciencedaily.com)
The proposal is intended to subsidize coal and nuclear plants, both of which are expensive and have been causing utility operators and coal mining companies to lose money. (energyandpolicy.org)