U.S. Military Not Ready For Prolonged Power Outages
About 10 years ago, the Pentagon’s Defense Science Board conducted a study.
When the results came in, here’s what we learned. The Board warned that U.S. “military installations are almost completely dependent on a fragile and vulnerable commercial power grid, placing critical military and homeland defense missions at unacceptable risk of extended outage.”
As bad as that news was, there was a silver lining. At least the government now understood that this serious problem existed. And that something needed to be done about it as soon as possible.
Certainly fixing this predicament would be job one, right? Certainly it was obvious that tackling this dilemma immediately was of the utmost importance.
Ten Years Later… Same Problem, Only Worse!
Well, guess what? It’s now 10 years later and here’s how a headline reads in a recent Forbes magazine article. “Critical U.S. Military Sites Can’t Cope With a Prolonged Power Outage.”
Not only has nothing significant been done about this severe quandary. The threats have increased dramatically since then.
Both physical and cyber attacks have proven effective against U.S. power stations. And the number of cyber attacks has risen, thanks to recent probes by Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.
Of course, there are other ways the grid could go down. Including an electromagnetic pulse from a deliberate attack or a massive solar flare. Or the types of extreme weather we’ve seen over and over again in this country.
U.S. Power Grid Is Extremely Vulnerable
The Forbes article went on to say that local companies have few incentives to harden their power lines and stations.
And that security experts have long realized the electrical grid lacks resilience. Just a few trained operators who know where key lines and nodes are located could do considerable damage to the grid.
That’s why backup generators have been installed at many defense sites. But there’s a catch. Most of those generators only have fuel for 72 hours of operation.
Once that fuel runs out, more diesel fuel will be required. And that will present another big problem due to transportation issues that will result from a grid-down scenario. Not to mention the fact that fuel pumps don’t work without electricity.
A chilling note in the Forbes article reads like this. “Today, a prolonged loss of power would collapse much of the defense system.”
If The Government Won’t Help Us, We Must Be Self-Reliant
Let me ask you something, folks. If the government can’t keep our military powered up during a lengthy blackout, what do you think they’re going to be able to do for you when your power goes out for a long time?
I’ll save you the trouble of answering that question. The answer is nothing.
That’s why many Americans are taking matters into their own hands and are securing their own solar powered generator.
Solar generators are a smart choice. They produce an endless supply of life-saving electricity when you need it most. And without gas, fumes or noise.
Demand Surges For NEW Expandable Solar Generator
Here’s what customers have to say about our solar generators:
Robert talks about how much peace of mind his generator brought him while waiting for Irma to hit.
“I am a retired U.S. Army Officer, Ranger, Airborne, combat experienced Vietnam veteran and recently retired from my second career in nuclear security. I purchased the Patriot Power Generator 1500 package about ten months ago and in preparation for Irma’s arrival, got it out today and set it, and the solar panels up, for the first time. I found that the generator, as advertised, has remained fully charged while sitting in my garage and it works perfectly. It has brought me a massive amount of confidence and peace of mind that my wife and our family will do just fine if we experience an expected power outage that Irma may produce.” – Robert H.
Phillip shares how many different appliances he’s powered with his:
“I was thinking about a solar generator because the noise and fumes from my gas generator was getting on my nerves, then I got the email from 4Patriots. The compactness, weight and all those features, outstanding! And finally, the portability factor, even including the solar panels. Now I have used the system to run most of my hand tools, a small refrigerator, a desktop computer, a laptop and cell phones and had no problems with over or under power / load. The best part is that most of the tests I did at night and inside. Very quiet. Hooking up the solar panels was a breeze. I very highly recommend the Patriot Generator 1500.” – Phillip R.
And Kathy discusses how having a generator that doesn’t run on gas is the right choice for her:
“I have been looking at generators. I bought this one because gas might not be available. This one is safe because of the solar power. It is renewable power. It is easy to set up.” – Kathy D.
The Patriot Power Generator can power lights for safety and comfort, your computer, TV, or cell phone. Even small appliances like a small freezer or critical medical device that will sustain your family during a power outage.
Here’s the even better news…
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hybrid pro power grid problems have been going on for years everyone is known about it but no one wants to be the first to fix it because it couch too much
Sorry but I cannot in good conscience purchase anything from people like you.
I began to get nauseous after reading through your main page so I could only skim through the rest. Misleading and blatantly untrue comments such as “As many as 47 million “freeloaders” on food stamps, and entitlements gone crazy – threatening to bankrupt the country.” are what gives away the fact that you’re nothing but evil, bigoted, selfish, greedy, misguided, misinformed, immoral, fascist right wingers. Funny though how you don’t mention a thing about corporate welfare or how the Trump tax cuts are now threatening Social Security and Medicare now more than ever before. And you may not know that the greatest number of recipients of food stamps are innocent children because you surely only listen to the constant lies of Fox (Faux) News and the Daily Stormer as your only media sources, but it’s true. Never mind any adults who may actually legitimately need them due to a multitude of reasons, or that the level of fraud with SNAP is so low it’s not even worth mentioning, or that the benefit level in many states for a single person is as low as $20 a month (could YOU eat on that for a month???). The very fact that you would characterize anyone who needs food stamps as a “free loader” says all one needs to know about your level of (im)morality for sure. Everyone knows how you evil immoral right-wingers love to shame the poor, disadvantaged, and downtrodden (how very UN-Christian of you), so no surprise there.
And then there’s how you ludicrously and hypocritically mention “fake news” and claiming the mainstream media loves to focus on it while forgetting about Faux News and the fact that it’s nothing but a 24/7 factory of fake news, propaganda, and lies itself. Nor do you mention that other source of PROVABLE and constant pathological lies and distortions, the pro-Russian/anti-American Traitor-in-Chief known as Donald J Trump.
It’s amazing how someone so anti-American and pro-Russian could ever cheat their way into becoming president, but of course with a lot of help from his best buddy and puppet-master Vladimir Putin , the Kremlin, and countless Russians that Team Treason (aka Team Trump) is friends with, they managed to do it.
And that just makes me wonder whose side people like you are really on. You can’t be conservative/Republican/pro-Trump and be on the side of America, morality, and/or righteousness at the same time. Because of Trump’s endless collusion and criminality with Russia/Putin, and the fact that you obviously are hardcore, dangerous right-wingers from your promo page, it obviously makes one wonder if maybe you’re just not Russian plants just like Trump. Or maybe it’s North Korea you fancy. Which is it, anyway?
So I think it’s especially ludicrous how you obviously hate poor people, as well as immigrants (another very un-Christian thing of you do be, especially since it was Bush and our own policies that created so many Syrian refugees in the first place, as well as the toppling of Qaddafi and therefore the European refugee crisis). Why don’t you just admit you’re white supremacists and hate all non-whites?
I could go on and on endlessly about how wrong/immoral/evil/selfish/un-American/pro-Russian/traitorous people like you are, but chances are you only get your news from right-wing media, which means you’re completely brainwashed and totally clueless when it comes to actual, real, fact-checked, verified news and won’t believe it anyway (just like how you’re going to reject Mueller’s report when it finally comes out as being biased, false, and untrue before you’ve even read it. You’ll simply get your [false] talking point from Faux News and that’ll be all you need to know as far as you’re concerned).
The level of hypocrisy from Repugnicans is so extreme nowadays that one can only stand a few minutes of it without becoming nauseous. I mean if you people like Trump so much, then why don’t you just go live in Russia since you obviously love his pro-Russian policies so much. Or North Korea. Trump says Kim is now an “honorable” person, after all, even as his snookered him and got what he wanted before going right back to enriching his nukes again. Of course we on the left tried telling you that’s what would happen, but you reich-wingers aren’t the brightest people in the world, ya know.
And isn’t it ironic how Russian spies have recently been caught in far-flung, out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere locations around the country scouting out our telecommunications infrastructure. Gee I wonder what’s up with that? Maybe getting ready to disrupt communications during the election in November in order to prevent a Blue Wave to keep Trump’s level of dictatorial fascist power up? Seems about the most likely scenario, given how Putin put Trump into power, and of course Putin’s interest is getting rid of the post-WWII power structure, and making sure Trump does everything he wants is our new reality. And Trump will do it too because he doesn’t want the pee pee video released.
Something else too… I was reading through your
Dispute Resolution and Class Action Waiver/Arbitration sections, and to put it bluntly, I went to college, and grad school, and I know precisely what this is all about. Don’t think those of us with an education don’t know what you’re trying to do here. It might fly with your uneducated, Faux News-believing, knuckle-dragging, pro-Russian, North Korea-supporting, pro-Trump crowd that you typically sell to, but not with the liberal crowd.
Anyway I could go on forever. But it’s not my job to de-brainwash and educate traitors, so with that I will close… I don’t even feel like leaving my name or actual email address because I don’t have the time to deal with the drunk-on-reich-wing-Kool-Aid crowd. But you can rest assured you just lost at least two sales (probably more actually).
Wow, your rant makes it obvious how uneducated and hate-full you are. The name-calling alone makes it obvious you know nothing about what you are spouting. It isn’t worth rebutting your statements. I just hope this country doesn’t have too many more like you!
I believe we all need to be more proactive in checking “facts” and statements we see and hear online and otherwise. But the ability to do that relies solely on being able to trust any source we use for that checking. I do know the media has sold out to the powers of the liberals in our country and that anything they publish is likely to be heavily slanted at best. I know this from painfully personal experience as well as checking the “facts” you say we don’t recognize or believe if we hear them.
We are all at risk in our country because of attitudes of people like you who would rather name-call and generalize and defame and flame than to put forth a reasonable and well-thought out and cogent argument for your ideas and position. (All your vaunted – and liberal – education aside)
I’m sad to see you so misguided. I’m also sad to know you will be so incredibly shocked and stunned when the truth finally becomes evident even to people like you and for which you will be completely unprepared.
Hello,
Just a question for you. If we get hit with a EMP wouldn’t all solar panels be fried along with our power grid?
I don’t see cell phones working either. I thought pretty much anything electrical would not be able to work. Even cars.
A large-scale EMP would take out any electronics. That is why the generator on Power4Patriots comes with a protective case. It is also advisable to take extra precautions to shield it, the solar panels, and other vital electronics (including those in your car) from such an attack when not in active use. It is also vital to have back-up arrangements in place.
I hear that in China they require all new homes built must install Solar Panels for Energy for their home. FANTASTIC IDEA. GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO SAME FOR OUR MILITARY!!!!
This issue of the power grid could be true. However, with Obama gone, do you really think our military does not have backup Generators? Also, what could our personal Generators have to do with our Military? These little home generators are not going to be able to power up a military establishment, with defense works and such.
I understand what you are trying here, and it will work with some people, but not all of us. We have the ability to have our own power in many ways, yet there are places we can’t have it as such. The people you are dealing with are a lot of us who are in multiple apt complexes.
The power comes with the apt.s. We need to stop trying to press fear of some little country destroying America. Start voting on the people like Trump, who are getting things done, and get rid of the libs who want to give America to the illegals.
Correct! Pass my comments to any appropriate government contact you have.
I have your solar generator. The govt needs to update/redesign bases. Put solar panels on roofs, ie., hangers, storage batteries &replacementbpanels underground. Possible wind turbines to generate electricity if air traffic allow. Pass it along, please.
I just ordered my solar powered generator and I am so happy to get in on the special deal. I have looked at the generator for a while but it was pricey for me. When I saw the payment plan I knew I had to have it now. I had a gas generator but it emits dangerous fumes. I have breathing problems so fumes are really bad. The other issue is because of the fumes it would have to be put further from my house making it visible for theft. The noise would have been a give away as well. Great for apartment dwellers as well. I am so happy it is portable as well.
Thanks, Monica. Yes, we definitely tried to eliminate the pitfalls of gas generators when we came up with the Patriot Power Generator.