Attacks on two DTEK solar farms last spring is a good example. They destroyed many solar panels and some of the transformers, which step up voltage for long distances or step it down for use in homes. Replacing the transformers and swapping out destroyed panels allowed the farms, which generate 400 megawatts, to be back up in seven days.

Timchenko said an attack on a thermal generating station, which experienced a similar amount of damage, took three to four months to rebuild.

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    27 days ago

    This, and the fact that solar and wind are intermittent so you always need a baseline provider, you can’t do it with “green energy” alone.

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      27 days ago

      Local and grid level storage can and should be included, but base-level nuclear is also good.