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With regards to your first paragraph, we have plenty of money to spend on defense. The USA is expected to spend around 1.2 trillion dollars on defense in 2014 [0]. The problem, is that most of that spending is overseas "defense", and very little of it is used to secure critical domestic infrastructure. Like our energy grids, our roads and highways, etc.

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[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_...

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In the US, isn't electricity supplied and managed by corporations rather than the government? This complicates things somewhat, as it exposes the system to market forces ("I want a choice of providers and I will choose the cheapest") and may reduce the government's ability to "intrude" by adding safety measures.

Perhaps more critically, since the US grid seems to be operated by a number of competing companies, it may be less likely that the system itself will be made resilient, because there is limited cooperation.

If the people of the US decided to spend money on hardening power delivery, would the money come from tax dollars, or electricity bills?

It is supplied by corporations, but it is a HIGHLY regulated industry, and almost all corporations have a government granted local monopoly. Very little choice in where you get your electricity from.

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