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National Defense February 2012 Dan Parsons	Catastrophic Solar Flare Scenario Touches Off Stormy Debate Energy from solar flares can harm electrical grids on Earth, but a new study says the sun probably won't plunge the United States into the Dark Ages, as some theorists have said.
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National Defense August 2011 Zhen Zhang	Cohesive Cybersecurity Policy Needed For Electric Grid Securing the electric grid is one of the key components of preventing terrorist attacks in the United States and increasing the country's resilience and recovery from such events.
CIO January 4, 2012 Mark Rowh	Smart Grid Security Inadequate, Threats Abound As the Stuxnet attack shows, malicious hackers "clearly have the upper hand" over power grid systems, a new study says. A lack of strict standards and a hodgepodge of products have created today's chaotic state of utility cybersecurity.
InternetNews April 8, 2009 Alex Goldman	U.S. Electricity Grid Compromised The threat is real but, unfortunately, not new. What is new, say reports, is actual evidence of espionage.
Fast Company Michael Grothaus	For First Time, Cyber Attack Causes Widespread Electricity Blackout The first known cyber attack to cause widespread public blackouts has occurred in Ukraine, it is believed.
Popular Mechanics April 2009 Glenn Derene	How Vulnerable is U.S. Infrastructure to a Major Cyber Attack? The next world war might not start with a bang, but with a blackout.
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 John Kappenman	A Perfect Storm of Planetary Proportions The approach of the solar maximum is an urgent reminder that power grids everywhere are more vulnerable than ever to geomagnetic effects
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National Defense July 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	High-Tech Weapon Makers Set Sights on 'Smart Microgrid' Market Pentagon contractors are looking to transition their skills in assembling complex weapon systems into the nascent market of energy microgrids.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2009 John Keller	Nuclear proliferation raises the specter of EMP attack What if an enemy of the United States could shut off the lights, computers, telephone networks, bank ATMs, factories, motor vehicles, and electric appliances in a large chunk of the continental U.S. with one surprise terrorist attack?
National Defense November 2012 Frodl & Manoyan	Energy Security Starts With Hardening Power Grids Just how dependent is the federal government becoming on technology that may be good enough for web-based business and even local police, but not good enough to assure uninterrupted operations of national and homeland security agencies?
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IEEE Spectrum December 2005 Madani & Novoosel	Getting a Grip on the Grid The findings of major electric disturbances around the world highlight the need for cross-regional grid reforms, so that the best available technology is promptly put to use, without lengthy delays arising from American legislative or regulatory processes.
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IEEE Spectrum October 2007 Sandra Upson	The Greening of Google In the U.S., corporate rooftops are the latest frontier in solar energy generation.
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National Defense June 2009 Stew Magnuson	U.S. Plans to Destroy Enemy Computer Networks in Cyber-Attacks Questioned But secrecy may have impeded widespread debate about the nature and implications of cyber-attack.
InternetNews March 24, 2010	IBM Smart Grid Push Aims for Power Efficiency In a team-up with eMeter, IBM plans to help public utilities improve their power usage and efficiency.
InternetNews April 10, 2008 Susan Kuchinskas	An Imperfect (Cyber) Storm The federal government has been working with private companies and security vendors to develop protocols and communications systems that will let them respond quickly and share relevant information on threats and attacks.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2009 Rich Duprey	Are We Smart Enough for the Smart Grid? Where solar, ethanol, or similar alt-energy platforms require substantial investments, the Smart Grid allows start-ups to develop tools and devices to collect and organize the data on consumption to become the 10-baggers of the next decade. Here's how to profit from this next big thing.
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