America’s power grid is facing growing pressure from rising electricity demand, massive data centers, cyber threats, foreign-made electrical equipment, transformer shortages, physical attacks on infrastructure and even extreme solar activity.
In this edition of The DAK Report, we examine recent warnings and developments surrounding the U.S. electrical grid — including the national emergency concerning vulnerabilities in America’s bulk-power system, enormous data centers suddenly disconnecting thousands of megawatts from the grid, shortages of critical transformers that can take years to replace, and emergency measures being taken to protect electricity supplies.
