The power is back on in Moore County, North Carolina. Residents there went without electricity for five days after attacks on two electrical substations.
According to the Department of Energy, the attacks in Moore County were just two of the dozens of intentional attacks reported on the U.S. power grid this year.
According to Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields, gunmen opened fire on two electrical substations in rural North Carolina last Saturday. Duke Energy, the company that owns the damaged substations, said all the impacted equipment has either been repaired or replaced. Duke said damage estimates are in the millions. Local law enforcement is coordinating with the FBI, but no suspects have been arrested yet. If history holds true, they likely won’t.
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