Electricity supply

Thinking out loud...

Should the EU be more concerned than it currently is about protecting its electrical generating and distribution systems? Some working the civil infrastructure sectors seem to think the home-grown terrorist threat, while by no means enormous, does pose a growing if still small threat of attack on such facilities.

When one speaks of 'energy security', it generally conjurs up sexier issues of gas and oil supply as well as the geopolitics that inevitably accompany these depleting resources.

However electrical supply is absolutely necessary for the normal functioning of commerce as well as security apparatuses in the developed world, and key for development elsewhere.

Successful attacks on electricity supply could have enormous psychological and economic impact. However electricity can be rerouted through alternate distribution networks and damaged lines can be repaired quickly. A Successful and highly disrupted attack would require substantial planning and surveillance.