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U.S. concerned about power grid attack
WASHINGTON, Feb 21, 2012 -- UPI - U.S. officials are apparently concerned the group Anonymous may launch a cyberattack against the country's electrical grid, The Wall Street Journal reported. More...
As smart meter deployments continue, some utilities turn to public carrier solutions
Chartwell Inc. - While many utilities have chosen communications solutions such as mesh or power-line communications for smart grid deployments, some have chosen cellular networks to overcome geographical or structural barriers, according to Chartwell Inc. more...
SAIC Provides Smart Grid as a Service Offering to Four Alaskan Villages
SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] was awarded a contract by Intelligent Energy Systems (IES) for smart grid infrastructure solutions for four Alaskan villages. more...
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Tantalus and Itron Deliver TUNet®-compatible Itron SENTINEL® Polyphase Meters
Tantalus Systems Corp. - Tantalus, a leading provider of Smart Grid communication systems, announced the commercial availability of the factory-integrated, TUNet-compatible Itron SENTINEL C&I (Commercial & Industrial) meter, newly equipped with Tantalus communication modules. more...
Smart Analytics make smart utilities smarter
Black & Veatch - Black & Veatch announced today the launch of Smart Analytics. more...
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Building teams for Smart metering and smart grids

By Alok Misra - It is indeed challenge to build such teams and that too from people who are relatively fresh from Engineering colleges.But more...

Can We take the sting out of Smart Grid and Smart Metering deployment?

By Alok Misra - THe answer is yes we can.We in India qre very close to doing it.Deskilling the jobs and standardisation is the more...

Is Your Infrastructure Ready for Smart Metering? - Part 5 (The Final Chapter)

Blogger Photo By Jay Cappy - By Jay Cappy, Verizon Business PS Utility Practice Lead – IT Advisory Services   This is fifth and final installment more...

Cyberthreats Recognized by FBI

Blogger Photo By Ernie Hayden - On January 31st FBI Director Robert Mueller and National Intelligence Director James Clapper noted in a US Senate hearing that more...

Smart Grid: SoS "… interacting in unpredictable ways that regulators and investors cannot comprehend

Blogger Photo By Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio - Summary: Similar to financial markets, system crashes are expected in smart grid, because they have been though to be just more...
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Simple Practices Help Prevent Expensive Data Loss

By Ernest Hayden
In the April/May 2011 edition of Intelligent Utility Magazine, there was an interesting article about the Salt River Project electric utility and its focus on data loss prevention -- otherwise called DLP. The key points more...
Filed Under Communications & Security

Is Compliance Enough? How to Ensure Logical Access Control

By Kurt Johnson
A recent audit by the Department of Energy's inspector general, as reported in a recent Wired Magazine article, found that the official government cyber-security standards for the electrical power grid, set by the Federal Energy more...
Filed Under Communications & Security

Protecting Customer Privacy in Smart Grid

By Sambit Bisoi
Smart grids have intelligent monitoring devices, which frequently transmit the customers' power usage information to the utility containing information like which appliances were in use, their frequency of usage, time of usage, consumption amount, carbon more...
Filed Under Communications & Security

The Prospective Solar Tsunami

By Alberto Ramirez Orquin
Different from the past, the upcoming cycle-24 solar maximum is currently surrounded by an unprecedented general expectation. Indeed the so-called solar tsunami has now come to the forefront of interest turning into a household word; more...
Filed Under Communications & Security

Smart Phones -- The Gateway to Utility-Customer Engagement

By Sambit Bisoi
Utilities usually have the luxury of not embracing the latest IT solutions as they emerge, but they must keep an eye on the trend and align their applications in the direction of evolution. In the more...
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