That type of failure would be difficult for Texas to handle because of its isolated grid - disconnected from the rest of the country. What worries Rhodes and other experts in energy and extremism is a coordinated plot against several substations at once - causing a cascading power failure that could wreak havoc across the state. Related: Neo-Nazis, leftist gun groups face off during protest at Grand Prairie drag showĪ single attack against a lone substation wouldn’t be difficult for the grid to overcome. Last week’s winter storm blanketed trees with ice, collapsing them into power lines and leaving thousands across the state, particularly in its hard-hit capital of Austin, in the dark for days Texans are long used to the state grid’s vulnerabilities to extreme weather and climate change. “It takes one guy with access to tools or access to firearms to cause millions of dollars of damage or a sustained power outage.” ‘Wouldn’t be that difficult’ “It doesn’t take a detailed plot,” Lewis added. They see the electrical infrastructure as one of the remaining weak points, and what’s challenging is it doesn’t take a hardcore violent extremist to shoot at a substation.” “They recognize these aren’t heavily guarded government facilities. “When we talk about the targeting of critical infrastructure, I think that’s truly become one of the central tenants of this movement - and not by accident,” said Jon Lewis, a research fellow with George Washington University’s Program on Extremism who studies white supremacist movements.
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