Chinese Researcher Causes DHS to Investigate California Power Grid
Network analyst Jian-Wei Wang of Dalian University of Technology in China, used public information to demonstrate how to cause a power spike that could cause serious power failures throughout a power grid network in California.
An article, published in New Scientist, brought Wang’s study (which has been publicly available since March) to the attention of DHS officials who are now reportedly reviewing the problem.
The problem, known as cascading failures, caused a power outage in 2003 in the Northeast that cut power to approximately 50 million people in the United Staes and Canada. The Science and Technology Directorate at DHS is currently working on projects that would limit power surges from affecting other networks in the area. The contract is currently being serviced by Southwire Co., American Superconductor Corp., and Consolidated Edison Co.
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