Threat of Cyber Attacks on Grid Continue to Worry Government Officials
A recent study conducted by the Idaho National Laboratory for the Department of Energy reported on security vulnerabilities in the computer networks that control the electric grid. The report...
View ArticleDOE Signs Partnership Deal with Duke Energy and EPRI To Boost Testing Of...
The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has signed a partnership deal with Duke Energy and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)to further the testing and...
View ArticleDOE Initiative To Enable Distribution of Solar Power To Electric Grid
The Department of Energy has announced a $1.4 billion partial loan guarantee to support an initiative, Project Amp, that seeks to install of solar panels on industrial buildings across the country. The...
View ArticleMIT ‘Future of Grid’ Report Highlights Cybersecurity Concerns
U.S. utilities are structuring intelligence into their networks with the aim to make power distribution more efficient; however these efforts are getting caught in the myriad of regulations that leave...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee Approves Cybersecurity Legislation, Concerns Remain About...
On February 1, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity approved by voice vote an amended version of HR 3674, the Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing...
View ArticleFERC/NERC Report Blames Poor Planning for 2011 Southern California blackout
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) have released a comprehensive report that pins the 2011 Southern California blackout on inadequate...
View ArticleWhite House Releases Progress Report on Grid Modernization
On February 26th, the White House National Science and Technology Council released a report “highlighting the Administration’s most recent achievements to make the Nation’s electric grid stronger,...
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