Power Outages Are Getting Worse Every Day

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Catherine Morehouse: Every few months, we get a new story about someone who either attacks a power substation or plans to attack one. Last year, utilities reported 169 of these incidents in total, which is more than we've seen in the past decade, according to an analysis of DOE data. Catherine: The FBI sent a memo to utilities detailing some recent incidents that have left customers without power.

Attacks on vulnerable electrical infrastructure are surging. The tactic — embraced by everyone from copper-seeking vandals to chaos-minded white nationalists — exposes a major vulnerability in the US power grid.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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