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| Oakland goes dark as fire rips through California power substation following a series of targeted attacks on across US: Flights are grounded and 50,000 residents are plunged into darkness as officials launch investigation |
| 2023-02-20 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] In the East it was recently revealed that neo-Nazis were plotting from prison to do this kind of thing, but it was not revealed who actually has been doing it. Along the west coast it’s good odds that anything destructive like this or setting fires is either bored yoots or Black Bloc trying to trigger the revolution.
It's still unclear if Sunday's incident was a targeted attack however there have been multiple substation attacks in recent months across the entire U.S. Over the last three months, at least nine substations spanning North Carolina, Washington, and Oregon have cut power to thousands of customers. The attacks are worrisome for those in states and areas where a lack of power could turn deadly. In December, unidentified individuals attacked two power substations in Moore County, North Carolina, where some 45,000 people lost power. Some customers were without power for up to five days. Just weeks later, another attack occurred in Randolph County, North Carolina. In Washington state, two men were charged just after New Year's Day for attacking four power stations on Christmas, leaving thousands in the dark and cold for the holidays. The two men planned the attacks as a red herring so they could burglarize a local business, law enforcement officials said after the fact. Between Washington and Oregon, there were six attacks on substations between mid-November and December in 2022. The increasing number of attacks has caused some legislators to ring the alarm over the safety and security of substations across the country. Bills have been proposed in states like North Carolina, South Carolina, and Arizona in recent weeks that would require 24-hour security at the power stations, or harsh penalties for attacks. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 ...but, but, it's just your contribution to fight global warming(tm). Aren't you thrilled? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-02-20 08:42 |
| #3 PG&E does have older substation equipment than most other utilities. Their Coliseum substation, where this occurred, is no exception. As it is, one transformer caught fire and the station's safety mechanisms kicked in to shut down the rest Substation transformers do occasionally catch fire all by themselves, or with help from the local fauna building nests in their cooling systems, so the jury is still out. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2023-02-20 07:52 |
| #2 Could be urban arson. Could be more failed PG&E equipment. Power slowly returns after outage, fire at Pacific Gas & Electric substation in Oakland |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-02-20 07:10 |