Also, ISO New England levies $39M in fines to power plant owners that didn't deliver |
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“Powering up” cybersecurity in the energy sector |
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It probably goes without saying but it always bears repeating: utilities and power producers are under attack. In addition to the physical substation attacks that have swept across the U.S. in recent months, the threat of cyberattack from Russia or another malicious actor looking to bring down the grid or just extort a company for money remains high. In fact, a recent survey showed that 89% of professionals working in the power and energy sector plan to invest in cybersecurity to combat a growing risk environment. We sat down with three experts from Fortinet to understand why the threat is growing and how power and energy companies should approach protecting assets from attack. |
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| | Becca Jones-Albertus, director of the Solar Energy Technologies Office at the U.S. Dept. of Energy, will deliver the keynote address at the GridTECH Connect Forum in San Diego, Calif. on Feb. 6. | |
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| As New Englanders celebrated Christmas Eve, the power grid operator came closer to ordering rolling blackouts than it had in more than four years as several power plants failed to deliver on reserve capacity. | |
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| Join us as we discuss findings from research conducted with PowerGen readers in 2022 on their concerns and priorities when it comes to cybersecurity. | |
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| The project was one of five identified and approved by the Southwest Power Pool. | |
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| Governor Healey said her goal is to build a climate corridor of research, innovation and manufacturing across the state. |
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| Ameren Missouri said that its customers and the region’s bird population will both benefit from recent upgrades near the Osage Energy Center in Lake Ozark. |
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| Nostromo Energy, a US-based tech company, is developing an ice-based energy storage system that can operate as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP). |
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| Some of the funds, which will be paid to Moldova through the World Bank, will be used to reimburse the country for previous electricity purchases. |
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