| Also, physical attacks pale in comparison to weather, fire threats |
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| No suspects yet in Duke substation shooting |
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| On Saturday evening someone working alone or in a group shot up two substations in Moore County, North Carolina, taking out power to 45,000. Utility Duke Energy managed to restore electricity to about 7,000 but the remaining folks are on their third day in the dark. The attack is calling into question the overall security of the electric grid. Our newsletter today is focused on the Duke substation attack but also how to keep the overall grid secure in these challenging times. |
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| | | | | Despite the headline-grabbing nature of a physical attack, a host of other threats command most of the attention for grid operators. | | Read more |
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| | | Law enforcement and Duke's security team are engaged in proactive security patrols and have stepped up measures in light of the recent attack, said a spokesperson. | | Read more |
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| | | Shrinking revenues, chronic underspending, reduced staffing, and outdated technology are some of the many reasons why municipal utilities are at increased risk for cyberattack. | | Read more |
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| | | Vadym Utkin, Energy Storage Lead for DTEK, explained the consequences of Russian attacks on the Ukraine grid at the recent Enlit conference. |
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| | | On December 1, criminal charges for electricity theft and mischief were laid at the Roberval courthouse against three people and four legal entities. |
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| | | New Mexico's largest electric provider is seeking its first rate hike in years as it looks to recoup $2.6 billion in investments that executives say are needed to modernize the grid and meet state mandates for transitioning away from coal and natural gas. |
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| | | The filing proposed a transition away from a “first-come, first-served” queue approach to a “first-ready, first-served” cycle approach that includes studying projects in a cluster as opposed to one-by-one. |
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