Jim Pierobon is Founder and principal writer of The Energy Fix. He is a policy, marketing and social media strategist who has reported on, testified and consulted about smarter grids, cyber-security as it affects the power grid, fossil fuel shortages, price spikes, energy efficiency and the rise and fall -- and the rise again of nuclear and renewable energy sources.Is a Smarter Grid a More Secure Grid? What if . . . ?
Just one of the many questions cyber-security experts, along with utilities and consumers, are asking as we deploy smart grid applications is: will all this interconnectivity heighten the expose of homes, businesses and governments to cyber attacks? “I’m not sure we’re paying enough attention to cyber-security,” asserts Peter Fox-Penner, a principal at the Brattle Group. [...]