smart grid security Articles
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Hot sectors for energy efficiency
It’s clear that the energy efficiency industry is undergoing an unprecedented boom, spurred by state and federal support and movement toward a smarter grid. But for those in the industry, where exactly can the new business – and the jobs – be found?Two new reports by Colorado-based Pike Research shed some light.After years of focusing on bringing efficiency to manufacturing, policymakers are ...
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Should energy managers worry about energy data security?
Ah, 2016 – the year of fake news, celebrity deaths and cyber attacks, namely to the electricity grids of several countries. The biggest story came out of the United States, where the Washington Post (falsely) reported that a Vermont utility had been infiltrated by Russian hackers. Should energy managers be concerned about cyber attacks like these? Embracing connectivity thanks to the IoT ...
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GE expands smart grid offering through acquisition of Opal Software
GE Energy (Atlanta, GA) has moved to strengthen its offering in the smart grid infrastructure market through the acquisition of Australia-based Opal Software, a specialist in data migration and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) simulation. “Opal Software’s products and project management services are integral to the delivery of GE Energy projects,” said Matt ...
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6 reasons smart grids need green, digital and more secure ring main units (RMU)
Globally, every industry is accelerating decarbonization initiatives. Buildings and factories are becoming more electrified by replacing fossil-fuel-based heating and processes. As more renewable energy is progressively added to the power grid, the grid itself must take steps to decarbonize. The SF6 greenhouse gas currently has a unique use exemption in insulating medium-voltage (MV) electrical ...
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Looking forward to the day smart grid dies
The title of this blog might strike you as kind of weird, especially this week. After all, the Electric Power Research Institute made the news with a study showing that smart grid is going to be far bigger than we first thought. Smart grid in simplest terms brings to the electrical grid the digital intelligence of computers and the Internet. Just seven years ago EPRI expected smartening the grid ...
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