Increased punishments for intentionally damaging utility equipment advanced Thursday in North Carolina after attacks on the state’s electrical grid caused a dayslong blackout last December.
The bill, which passed unanimously in both the House and Senate in a rare display of bipartisanship. It comes as a direct response to substation shootings in Moore County that cut power to about 45,000 homes and small businesses for nearly a week. After the Senate approved the measure in a concurrence vote, the bill was sent Thursday to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has not indicated whether he will sign it.
The proposal would make it a high-grade felony to purposefully damage or attempt to damage an energy facility, including those that transmit or distribute electricity or fuel, and any associated hardware, software or digital infrastructure. Bill sponsors have pointed out that the Moore County shootings were not an isolated incident. In recent years, the Carolinas and the Pacific Northwest have become hotspots for attacks on critical infrastructure. Several lawmakers argued a shooting earlier this year at a substation in Randolph County demonstrated an immediate need to create new deterrents and better secure the state’s electrical infrastructure.
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