Shots damaged two Duke Energy substations in Moore County and knocked out power to estimated 45,000 customers, as search for perpetrator mounts and utility estimates days to fully restore service.
When Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico Sept. 18, it further damaged an electrical grid still recovering from 2017's Hurricane Maria, and years of subpar operation and maintenance.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered the North American Electric Reliability Corp. to develop a new or modified reliability standard for industrial-control system hardware, software and computing and networking services associated with bulk-electric system operations.
