Regulators to Impose New Security Rules on Electric Utilities

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): Federal energy regulators plan to impose new security rules on electric utilities to make sure they protect major substations and other facilities critical to the operation of the electric grid.

In an order issued late Friday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it would require physical protection for locations which, if badly damaged, could produce cascading blackouts or other widespread problems.

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