A Surprising Threat to the US Power Grid Could Plunge the Country Into Darkness

GMC Hummer EVs are seen as the U.S. president tours the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Mich., on Nov. 17, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

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The importance of a strong power grid cannot be emphasized enough. Often, when a grid fails, the results are terrifying. Of all the major power grids in the world, the United States’ is one of the more vulnerable to attack.