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Smart meters are spying devices. Not breaking news? Likely not for those of us who have researched the issue for quite a long while, but an admission by those who make the devices is rather shocking. That is exactly what ...

The vulnerability of the US power grid is finally being heralded as a pressing domestic security concern within the federal government, but it took the owner of a private technology firm to wake up officials. Tech expert Adam Crain once ...

Expansion of the power grid could put some of the nation’s farms out of business, according to a new lawsuit. A massive power line project is threatening the future of an organic dairy farm near New Prague, Minnesota. “Our whole ...

The existing electrical grid is becoming an “antiquated” system that will soon be made obsolete by technological progress. That’s the surprising admission from the CEO of NRG Energy, one of the nation’s largest power companies. “There will come a day, ...

The power grid is perhaps the most vulnerable aspect of infrastructure in the United States, and a new federal report states that if just nine of the 55,000 substations failed or were sabotaged, the entire nation would suffer a blackout ...

Electric cars could be one of the biggest threats to the power grid, according to some engineers who believe that the widespread use of plug-in electric vehicles could cause the power grid to crash. Today’s electric grid is not built ...

Two major attacks on the power grid last year that went largely unreported by the mainstream media are just now gaining more attention. One took place in California and the other in Tennessee, and either one – if successful – ...

Smart meters are being forced upon Illinois residents, and those who resist will be forced to pay monthly fines. The Obama administration began pushing for smart power and a smart grid in 2009. President Obama wanted to use funds from ...

Freezing temperatures across the United States this week have placed an extraordinary burden on the power grid – and in some places have served as a reminder of its vulnerabilities. It is so cold that cargo ships are getting caught ...

China may be waging an invisible war on the United States power grid. A previous news report about cyber warfare threats on the grid appears to coin with a more recent order for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to prepare ...