> ...one just cuts the cables Isn't this a problem with any centralised electrical power source? In fact I've always thought that terrorists could cause far mo

> ...one just cuts the cables Isn't this a problem with any centralised electrical power source? In fact I've always thought that terrorists could cause far more disruption by taking out a couple of transmission line towers than blowing people up. And it would only take a decent sized spanner in many cases. The only solution to this (and to the massive resistive losses over power lines) is localising power production. And that's where solar, wind, small-scale hydro and local battery storage look very effective.