EMP & CME Basics: Power Grid Parts & Vulnerabilities

Identifying the main components and functions of the power grid is needed to understand how and where electromagnetic pulses, EMPs, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) can affect the grid. There are three basic parts; generation, transmission, and distribution.

Sources for this video include:

Grid Engineering Practices & Standards: Defining Distribution, Sub transmission, Transmission, and the Bulk System for Interconnection (https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/Defining%20Distribution%2C%20Sub-Transmission%2C%20and%20the%20Bulk%20System%20for%20Interconnection.pdf)

The Early-Time (E1) High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) and Its Impact on the U.S. Power Grid (Meta-R-320) (http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2019/ph241/rogers1/docs/meta-r-320.pdf)

The Late-Time (E3) High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) and Its Impact on the U.S. Power Grid (Meta-R-321) (https://www.futurescience.com/emp/ferc_Meta-R-321.pdf)

EMP & CME Effects: A Guide for Apocalypse Fiction Authors & Preppers (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCG766TV/)