“The fundamental truth is that the infrastructure of the US power grid is too outdated to handle the new era of data and growing computational needs. It is also highly susceptible to cyberattacks, EMP, natural disasters, and physical threats, all of which could have disastrous results. The reality of the ecosystem is that the Grid is essential for medical care, food and agriculture, water, data centers, telecommunications, stock exchanges, satellite ground systems, and other important infrastructure.”