Omega Woods
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- Joined
- Mar 7, 2016
- Messages
- 610
- Location
- Soddy Daisy, TN
- Tractor
- Branson 4520R, Kubota BX2380, Kubota RTV-X110C, Bobcat E50, ASV RT-50
As I stated earlier, I work for a large utility company and have my entire adult life. I'm not ill-informed, but I am concerned. An EMP or similar attack (or a Carrington event) that damages transformers and switching relays would likely cause damage to the grid that would take months to years to repair. Here's one article of many describing the lead-time issues with large transformers :Supply shortages and an inflexible market give rise to high power transformer lead times | Wood MackenzieFor those who have said "We live in Yada yadaville and haven't lost power more than twice in the last 20 years", these times we're living in aren't out of the last 20 years. Forget those times my friends, these times be a changin. Have you not been watching? What are you talking about, "my power is so reliable". Lol.
I know we have some former lineman on this site who can speak to how easy it would be to take out our grid for a very long time. Especially with the supply chain issues, yeah, you all might want to rethink your security in the good ol power grid.
The power system of today appears to be incredibly reliable and it is, until it's not. It's gruesome to contemplate no power for six months or a year. Unthinkable. This thread has sort of turned into "What kind of generator to have and solar panels." Brother, stop and think about no power for a year. Please, I implore all of you to plan accordingly. That was @Yander 's real initial question. My answer is that I'm contingency planning for no power.