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Over the past decade, many state governments have set aggressive renewable energy mandates regarding the adoption of grid-scale wind and solar power generation systems and the shuttering of fossil fuel generators.  Whether these policy mandates were well-intentioned or the result of foreign influence operations designed to undermine US energy security, most states are meeting their targets.[1]

The closing of baseload power generators, like coal plants, and the simultaneous deep penetration of wi

It is not the federal government that’s responsible for the cyber defense of critical infrastructure.  The responsibility falls on the critical infrastructure operators themselves and most aren’t equipped for the fight.  Cyber threats to the United States' critical infrastructure are on the rise.  On 31 January 2024, FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before Congress, highlighting how Chinese government hackers are attempting “‘to find and prepare to destroy or degrade the civilian critical