Not the power stations, the substations.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/attack-on-nine-substations-could-take-down-us-grid
Attack on Nine Substations Could Take Down U.S. Grid
Feds seek new rules to protect against physical attacks
Katherine Tweed
13 Mar 2014
2 min read
There are more than 55 000 transmission substations in the United States, but an attack on less than 10 could plunge the entire nation into darkness, according to a study by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that was obtained by the Wall Street Journal.
According to people familiar with the report, the Wall St. Journal reported that just nine substations could take down the transmission grid for the entire country. Currently there are no regulations that require protection for key substations, but that could change.
Earlier this month, FERC directed the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop reliability standards for grid operators to address physical security threats.
“Today's order enhances the grid’s resilience by requiring physical security for the facilities most critical to the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power System,” FERC Acting Chairman Cheryl LaFleur said in a statement. “It will complement the ongoing efforts of FERC and facility owners and operators to ensure the physical security of the grid.”
Oh I'm very familiar with the theory and knew what you were talking about right away. When I was young and green I thought the same plot here too with a little extra flair even, basically the Grid-Down Plot. It is well known and discussed and this is not the best way to achieve it and Katherine Tweed is too paranoid and underestimates US like way way too much. It is accomplishable, but not by like some pagan thugs from Venezuela lol, you would need an EMP to do it.
But just for fun let's say it did happen and not go down the full rabbithole to the Conspiracy Theory section, but put a relevant to the topical toe in it just to show we got contingency plans. Have more faith, we shall win, we shall survive, praise Jesus.