North and South Carolina lawmakers are proposing new legislation that would protect state electrical infrastructure after recent attacks left thousands of residents without power.
NC SUBSTATION SABOTAGE: FBI INVESTIGATING WHETHER RANDOLPH, MOORE COUNTY POWER GRID ATTACKS ARE RELATED
Moss is drafting legislation, obtained in its preliminary form by The Associated Press, that would require utilities to provide 24-hour security at substations, which transform high-voltage electricity into the lower voltages that power communities. Security provisions would vary across sites, some of which are already gated with nearby cameras while others are more exposed.
Employees work on equipment at the West End Substation in North Carolina, on Dec. 5, 2022, where a serious attack on critical infrastructure caused many residents to lose power. "The frequency has increased, the targeting has increased," Cancel said."What we've seen are patterns of clusters ... or assets that are in proximity to each other being repeatedly targeted."
A maximum 25-year penalty would apply if anyone died or their health was endangered by a resulting outage. Another South Carolina bill seeks stiffer penalties for destruction caused specifically by a gun or explosive.
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