Planning and response are keys to substation security
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), Vol. 56:8
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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POWER SUBSTATIONS
PHYSICAL PROTECTION
SECURITY
ADVERSARIES
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COST
DESIGN
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
MONITORING
PLANNING
POWER SYSTEMS
POWER TRANSMISSION
RELIABILITY
SABOTAGE
THEFT
PUBLIC UTILITIES
200300* - Electric Power Engineering- Power Transmission & Distribution- (-1989)