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This article presents a review on seven different national security strategies focused in the power system, thus different approaches in the matter are contrasted and discussed. An outlook of the current situation in the selected nations is also presented, through the review of their power system structures and electricity generation data. Common paths among the national covered strategies are identifiable as a result of the study, including the deployment of renewable energies installations, efficiency improvement and, more geographically restricted, the shale revolution.