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Researchers Put Electric Grid’s Most Expensive Component Through an Earthquake — on Purpose

Homeland Security Newswire

By: Staff

19 October 2026 at 07:34

10/17/26

POWER-GRID RESILIENCE

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For the first time, researchers from the Idaho National Laboratory tested a full-scale 230-kilovolt three-phase power transformer, a keystone of the U.S. grid, under simulated earthquake conditions.

Protecting the Grid from Wildfires

Homeland Security Newswire

By: Guest Writer

11 September 2026 at 07:36

9/11/26

GRID SECURITY

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As devastating wildfires continue to burn across the western U.S. and Canada this summer, they’re taking a serious toll on the electrical grid. Every year, wildfires, some sparked by birds or even high winds, cause significant damage to grid infrastructure.