Report faults energy commission for exposing vulnerabilities of U.S. power grid

The Washington Post: U.S. energy regulators provided a road map for wreaking havoc on the nation’s power grid when they released information about the network’s vulnerabilities in 2013, according to a watchdog report released Wednesday.

A review by the Energy Department’s inspector general found that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission officials, including its former chairman, shared sensitive details about the U.S. electrical grid with reporters and industry officials when they should have instead considered classifying the material.

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