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Even if they figure out how to prevent damage from EMPs, power companies and home owners won't bother implementing them.
In 1989, Hydro Quebec was told by its engineerings to lower the voltage to prevent damage from a geomagnetic storms from the sun. Management said no. This happened https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1989_geomagnetic_storm
They were also told how to prevent it with a few modifications. That got vetoed too. Next solar flair or near miss CME, we are all going back to 1930.
Do you have any data regarding the lowering the voltage to prevent damage? Whether from this instance or in general. I'm an electrical engineer and would love to see that.
Alas, the voltage thing was something I was told in the 2000s. I couldn't find any references in a quick search
Well, thanks anyway.