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by sabujp 2190 days ago
It seems to me we need massive localized solar and battery investments as a backup.
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I think the EMP situation can cause permanent damage to solar panels and batteries, even in off grid configs, though they would indeed help people who are out of the damage zone.

Oh but most wargame EMP scenarios assume full blanketing of the USA with EMPs so no such zone will exist.

Grid resilience is probably more appropriate in this case and is independent of generation technology.