The California wildfire that has burned 134,000 acres also has threatened San Francisco’s power and water supply, demonstrating once again the vulnerability of the nation’s power grid. The wildfire is about 150 miles to the east of San Francisco – ...
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Report: Northeast Blackout of 2003 Could Happen Again
The electric power grid in the United States is unreliable and more expensive than ever before. That’s the conclusion from an Associated Press report, which notes the amount of time the average American family spends without electricity has increased by ...
Read More »New Power Grid “Report Card” Reveal Dangerous Vulnerabilities
The power grid just received its “grade card” from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and it barely passed. The overall rating of our antiquated electrical system was a D+. Major power outages in the United States have grown ...
Read More »Upcoming Solar Magnetic Field Shift Could Take Out Power Grid
The Sun’s magnetic field is shifting as it usually does during the peak of its 11-year cycle, but this time some odd changes are occurring. The North Pole is changing far more quickly than the South Pole, which is rushing ...
Read More »Potentially Devastating Solar Flare Too Close For Comfort
The Earth dodged a bullet two weeks ago when an electromagnetic pulse strong enough to take down the power grid sped through the planet’s typical orbit just ahead of us. If the antiquated and overly taxed power grid were to ...
Read More »Top 20 Energy Efficiency Myths
From the standpoint of preppers and off-the-gridders, wise and careful use of energy is an imperative. There are no two ways about it: If you are attempting to make a go of it as an independent homesteader, energy efficiency and ...
Read More »NASA Spots Fast Moving Solar Flare
A coronal mass ejection (CME) was spotted by NASA on July 22. CME eruptions on the sun can cause billions of solar particles to hurl into space, impacting electrical systems here on Earth. The recent CME spotted by NASA’s Solar ...
Read More »Alternative Water Heating Solutions
Those who choose to live off the grid are no stranger to hard work, but there are always new projects around the homestead that can substantially increase your quality of life while simultaneously saving a lot of money. Some estimates ...
Read More »Will The SHIELD Act Help You In The Event Of An EMP Or Solar Flare?
The SHIELD Act is the first legitimate attempt Congress has taken to protect the power grid from an EMP attack or solar flare. Unfortunately for all of us, it may too little too late, if the federal government moves at ...
Read More »Top 10 Questions About Solar Energy
America is a land of enquiring minds, and alternative energy is one area that evokes a lot of curiosity. These technologies sound good in theory, but we have been hearing for a long time about “the coming solar revolution” or ...
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