NY Times: Hundreds of Transformers Could Be Lost To A Geomagnetic Storm

Matthew L. Wald wrote an article, 14 March 2012, for the The New York Times titled A Drill to Replace Crucial Transformers (Not the Hollywood Kind).The article stated that there were about 2,100 high-voltage transformers spread throughout the country. These transformers are pieces of electrical hardware about the size of a one-car garage.

Engineers in the electric business and officials with the Department of Homeland Security have long been concerned that transformers are vulnerable to disrup...