DOE: Physical Attacks, Sabotage Jumped in 2022
The Duke Energy substations in Carthage (left) and West End, N.C., that unidentified attackers shot on Dec. 3, 2022, leading to the loss of power for around 45,000 customers in Moore County | FBI
Feb 3, 2023
Incidents of deliberate physical damage to bulk power system facilities rose by 77% last year, driving home the danger posed by malicious actors, DOE said.