I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.
Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.
Well, the responsibility for maintaining a reliable transmission grid is one that's shared by an awful lot of players who have a role in the grid: Companies that either generate and transmit energy or just play the role of being the transmission systems or monitoring them.

