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.One way to prove smart grid benefits: assess power outages and how systems recover more quickly
Consumers, utility executives and regulators can debate the benefits of smart grid applications all they want. But proof is emerging that they can dramatically cut short power outages and even help save lives. It begs the question why these benefits are not more of the smart grid discussion. The speed and efficiency with which Vermont [...]
Power Grid and IT Security: Stuxnet Puts U.S. ‘Behind the 8-ball’
It doesn’t take a computer geek to grasp the looming threat of a cyber- attack on national power grids, along with networked systems that run or protect various industrial and national security functions of national economies and governments. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke illuminated the threat at the opening session of GridWeek 2010 here in Washington, [...]