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According to Emprimus– a manufacturer of transformer protection devices– the unit cost for high-voltage transformer protection is estimated to be $250,000, with the total number of susceptible, large, high-voltage units ranging from 300 to 3,000, according to [[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]. The requirement and cost for [[generator]] facility protection are still undetermined but are likely to be similar to transformer protection costs. To protect [[SCADA]] systems, replacement parts are readily available and repairs are relatively uncomplicated. Protection costs for heavy-duty grid components are in the $10 billion range, which is a small fraction of the value of losses should they fail. When [[amortization | amortized]], protection costs to consumers amount to pennies per month."<ref>263 {{Template:James Wesley Rawles authorized quotation}}  January 5, 2015 '' [http://survivalblog.com/guest-article-six-common-misconceptions-about-emp-by-g-b-phd "Six Common Misconceptions About EMP, by G.B., PhD'' ]  - Protecting the Critical National Infrastructure Would Be Cost Prohibitive</ref>

According to Emprimus– a manufacturer of transformer protection devices– the unit cost for high-voltage transformer protection is estimated to be $250,000, with the total number of susceptible, large, high-voltage units ranging from 300 to 3,000, according to [[Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]. The requirement and cost for [[generator]] facility protection are still undetermined but are likely to be similar to transformer protection costs. To protect [[SCADA]] systems, replacement parts are readily available and repairs are relatively uncomplicated. Protection costs for heavy-duty grid components are in the $10 billion range, which is a small fraction of the value of losses should they fail. When [[amortization | amortized]], protection costs to consumers amount to pennies per month."<ref>263 {{Template:James Wesley Rawles authorized quotation}}  January 5, 2015 '' [http://survivalblog.com/guest-article-six-common-misconceptions-about-emp-by-g-b-phd "Six Common Misconceptions About EMP, by G.B., PhD'' ]  - Protecting the Critical National Infrastructure Would Be Cost Prohibitive</ref>

[[Newt Gingrich]] and other [[conservative]]s such as [[:Category:Survivalists| survivalist]]s [[James Wesley Rawles]], [[Joel Skousen]], [[Alex Jones]], [[Kenneth Royce]], [[Jack Spirko]], [[Dave Duffy]], [[Ragnar Benson]] and [[Alex Barron]] are concerned with the [[preparedness]] of [[America]]'s power grid transformers against [[threat]]s from modern adversaries such as [[Islam]]ic [[jihad]] [[terrorists]], [[China]], [[Russia]] and [[North Korea]]. They consider the current "hardening" of transformers to be a major issue requiring investment.<ref>[[One Second After]] written by [[William Forstchen]] with a forward by [[Newt Gingrich]] discusses this potentially major threat to modern power transformers: [http://www.amazon.com/One-Second-After-William-Forstchen Amazon.com], Tor Books, 2011. Accessed January 5, 2015.</ref>

[[Newt Gingrich]] and other [[conservative]]s such as [[:Category:Survivalists| survivalist]]s [[James Wesley Rawles]], [[Joel Skousen]], [[Alex Jones]], [[Kenneth Royce]], [[Jack Spirko]], [[Dave Duffy]], [[Ragnar Benson]] and [[Alex Barron]] have written about and are concerned with the [[preparedness]] of [[America]]'s power grid transformers against [[threat]]s from modern adversaries such as [[Islam]]ic [[jihad]] [[terrorists]], [[China]], [[Russia]] and [[North Korea]]. They consider the current "hardening" of transformers to be a major issue requiring investment.<ref>[[One Second After]] written by [[William Forstchen]] with a forward by [[Newt Gingrich]] discusses this potentially major threat to modern power transformers: [http://www.amazon.com/One-Second-After-William-Forstchen Amazon.com], Tor Books, 2011. Accessed January 5, 2015.</ref>

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