Experts: Sniper attack on PG&E site points to power grid's vulnerability to terrorism                      

By Steve JohnsonUpdated:   02/06/2014 10:24:16 AM PST

 

A sophisticated sniper attack in April that riddled PG&E's Metcalf power substation in South San Jose with bullets may have been an act of domestic terrorism, two experts say, underlining concern that the nation's electricity grid is vulnerable to sabotage.

While the FBI says there is no evidence that terrorists were involved, Jon Wellinghoff, former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said the attack was "very well planned and well executed by very highly trained individuals," a conclusion shared by a former top PG&E official. Wellinghoff added that "a coordinated attack could put this country in a world of hurt for a long time."  VIDEO

Based on his review of the evidence and a tour of the Metcalf plant with some military experts, he said the assault was "the most significant incident of domestic terrorism involving the grid that has occurred" in North America                    .FULL ARTICLE