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Feb 2023
14m 18s

America’s Power Grid Is Under Attack

The Wall Street Journal
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P.M. Edition for Feb. 22. A confidential industry analysis viewed by the WSJ shows that physical attacks on the U.S. power grid were up 71% last year, as compared to 2021. Reporter Katherine Blunt, who covers renewables and utilities for the WSJ, joins host Annmarie Fertoli to discuss the analysis, and how experts are responding.

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