Sheriff Releases Security Camera Photos of Attack on Substation

You may remember the sabotage of a power substation in Santa Clara County, California, on April 16, 2013. 

At least one person, maybe two, went down multiple manholes at the facility in a San Jose suburb and cut fiber cables leading to the substation.

This knocked out 911 and landline service to the power station, as well as mobile phone service to the surrounding area. 

PG&E employees had no means to call for help when, at 1am, gunmen began their attack. 

More than 100 rounds were fired from high-powered rifles at many transformers – 10 were damaged in one area and three transformer banks in another, a PG&E spokesperson said at the time.

Cooling oil leaking from at least one transformer bank caused transformers to overheat and shut down. This led officials to warn locals to conserve energy, but no major power outages occurred.

Some government and energy industry officials believe that it was practice for future attacks. In any event, the Santa Clara Sheriff has released photos from security cameras showing the attack, although they don't appear to show much.