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I once heard the GS can bring the electrical grid down and in that, case it could take a lot (like months) of time to restore it. Is that possible or is that u

• jsjohnst 4y ago
  > Is that possible or is that uninformed apocalyptic propaganda ? I’m very far from an expert in this field, but yes, it’s possible. Super unlikely, but possible. What would happen that would take months is that if there was a significant enough voltage fluctuation do to the GS, it could damage transformers, substations, disconnects, and in the slimmest of chances, power plants too. For these large scale electrical grid components, there’s only so many spares around and it takes a while to build in significant quantity, so if there was mass destruction of grid attached equipment, yes, it might lead to a multi-month recovery time.