Economic Impact Assessment of EMP
IAN, LLC released its Economic Impact Assessment of EMP by Sage Policy Group on September 10, 2007. This study projects the economic output loss in the case of a high-altitude (30-80 mi) EMP event impacting the Richmond, DC and Baltimore region. Depending on whether it is a low to high impact scenario, the loss would range from $34B to $770B. The effected area would likely be a 400-500 mile radius that would suffer a ten times larger loss. The study outlines infrastructure damage assumptions and uses the IMPLAN model to detail the economic loss. The study also shows how protecting the most critical 10% of infrastructure substantially reduces losses in the near term. See the press release by Congressman Bartlett below.
Publc Technology Institute
We also encourage you to visit Public Technology Institute for our white paper introducing the topic of EMP for public safety officials distributed at their national conference of May 2007.
Frostburg State University's Renewable Energy Symposium
huck Manto of IAN, LLC presented ways to use renewable energy sources to support EMP protected micro-grids at Frostburg State University's Renewable Energy Symposium on September 15, 2007. For more details see www.frostburg.edu/renewable.
These resources will provide you with a fact-based open sources foundation for your own planning and action. For participation in current research and development, see our current pilot project at www.safe9-1-1.com.