Attacks on the U.S. power grid are surging to record levels, but the regulators and government officials in charge of the network’s safety are getting incomplete information about the scale of the threat, according to a POLITICO analysis of federal data and interviews with a dozen security, extremism and electricity experts. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse breaks down how utilities, government officials, and law enforcement are leaving the U.S. power grid at risk.
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Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO.
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.
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