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Senator urges federal and state action to harden grid in testimony on SCR 2
Summary
Senator Johnson told the House Energy Committee that Ohio and federal partners should enhance planning and investment to protect the interconnected grid from natural and man‑made electromagnetic disturbances and other threats, citing historical events, potential EMP effects, GAO recommendations and examples of resilience policy.
Senator Johnson, sponsor of Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, told the Ohio House Energy Committee that the resolution “strongly urge[s] Congress, the governor, PJM, and other regulatory groups, and our state energy providers to invest further resources and enhance planning” to harden the electric grid against naturally occurring and man‑made disturbances.
“Because of the interconnected nature of our critical infrastructure systems, any geomagnetic disturbance poses a significant risk to the safety and prosperity of all Ohioans,” Senator Johnson told the committee, citing geomagnetic storms, coronal mass ejections…
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