Every battery in America, fully charged, could power the country for only ONE HOUR. And losing just 9–12 critical transformers could plunge the entire nation into darkness.
Every battery in America—fully charged—could power the country for only ONE HOUR.
And losing just 9–12 critical transformers could plunge the entire nation into darkness.
In Part 1 of GRID DOWN, host Bill Walton sits down with Lt. Col. Tommy Waller, President and CEO of the Center for Security Policy, and Jonathan Hollerman, former Air Force SERE instructor and bestselling author of Grid Down: Death of a Nation.
Together, they reveal:
- How America’s electrical grid actually works
- Why massive transformers are the grid’s Achilles’ heel
- Why almost none of these critical transformers are manufactured in America
- How a handful of coordinated attacks could trigger a nationwide blackout
- What happened during the still-unsolved Metcalf substation sniper attack
- Why a prolonged grid failure could become a national catastrophe
Food. Water. Banking. Medicine. Communications. Transportation.
Nearly everything keeping modern America alive depends on one vulnerable machine most people never think about—until the lights go out.
Watch GRID DOWN: Part 1 and share this episode with someone who needs to understand what is at stake.
