The problem is that if this side of the planet takes a direct hit by a top-class solar storm, no electronics/electricity will be working at all. A small exception would be hardened military stuff. So, no electricity to any Faraday wrapped equipment (perhaps other than wrapped solar generators and some communication gear) will still render them completely useless. If hit by such a storm, it has been estimated that it would take a full year to get the U.S. electrical grid back up and running. The U.S. would return instantly back to the stone age. No water. No heat. No food production or delivery. No law enforcement. No gasoline or travel. No medical care. Etc. It has been estimated by Federal studies that up to 90% of the U.S. population would NOT survive one year under those conditions. (And I'm not particularly happy about my imbedded pacemaker/defibrillator!)
The U.S. NEEDS to harden the electrical infrastructure. Russia and China are already in the process of doing so. We're doing squat. Prep my friends.