U.S. Urged to Take 4 Steps to Harden Grid Against Iran, China and Russia

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 12

Four measures — banning adversary-made grid components, prioritizing reliable power, hardening systems against cyber and sabotage attacks, and building EMP defenses — are presented as urgent steps for the U.S.
At least seven states have already seen Iranian cyberattacks on water systems, and the report says Tehran, Beijing and Moscow all treat U.S. energy infrastructure as a wartime target.
Chinese-made inverters are singled out as a major vulnerability because remote control could trigger broad blackouts, while frequency manipulation and EMP attacks could cause fires, explosions and equipment failure.
Civilian electricity is framed as a military dependency: U.S. bases largely run on domestic grids, so outages could slow operations, spark public panic and weaken support during conflict.
The warning argues energy policy now doubles as national security policy, criticizing grid vulnerabilities left by past inaction and some renewable-heavy strategies in Europe, the UK and Taiwan.