Stop Fossil Fuels

Example CARVER Matrix

Criticality—Accessibility—Recuperability—Vulnerability—Effect—Recognizability

Disrupting Bulk Electric Power Supply

Potential Targets C A R V E R Total
Fuel Tanks 8 9 3 8 5 6 41
Fuel Pumps 8 6 2 10 5 3 34
Boilers 6 2 10 4 5 4 31
Turbines 8 6 10 7 5 9 45
Generators 4 6 10 7 5 9 41
Condensers 8 8 5 2 5 4 34
Feed Pumps 3 8 5 8 5 6 33
Cir. Water Pumps 3 8 5 8 5 4 33
Generator Step Up Transformer 10 10 10 9 5 9 53

US Army Field Manual FM34-36, appendix D

In this example, transformers are the most effective target for disrupting an electricity supply. They score high on criticality; ease of accessing, recognizing, and damaging them; and difficulty for the system to recover from damage.


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