Planning and response are keys to substation security

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Electr. Light Power (Boston); (United States)

OSTI ID:6661098

Careful planning and the ability to restore service quickly are a better approach to securing power substations than sophisticated gadgets. Vulnerable to vandalism, theft, and sabotage, substations with innovative and cost-effective security planning are better protected than those with high fences and high lighting levels. Steps in planning security should be to determine how critical in terms of dollars a substation is to the network and how vulnerable each component is. The majority of utilities are satisfied with present security measures, although only a small percent use guards or closed circuit television. A single occurrence of a bombing can be very costly even though bomb threats are rare. One frequently attacked utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, attributes the recent absence of attempts to new detector devices, guards and guard dogs, and a neighborhood watch program. More compact, all enclosed substation designs that have limited access and appear to have some other function have been successful.

• OSTI ID: 6661098
• Journal Information: Electr. Light Power (Boston); (United States), Journal Name: Electr. Light Power (Boston); (United States) Vol. 56:8; ISSN ELLPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

200300* -- Electric Power Engineering-- Power Transmission & Distribution-- (-1989)
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
ADVERSARIES
ARCHITECTURE
COST
DESIGN
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
MONITORING
PHYSICAL PROTECTION
PLANNING
POWER SUBSTATIONS
POWER SYSTEMS
POWER TRANSMISSION
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RELIABILITY
SABOTAGE
SECURITY
THEFT