Grid security on the line
The move toward a digital, distributed energy system raises several questions for those managing grid infrastructure, and not least among these considerations is security. As the managing director of investment fund Energize Ventures, Amy Francetic oversees investments in technologies that will ensure reliability and security on the grid of the future. Here she discusses the current landscape for digitalization in the energy space, and how a recent bill passed by the United States Senate could potentially throw a spanner in the works.
What are the leading risks when it comes to increasing the digitalization of the energy system?The grid is one of the oldest assets in the country and is extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks, even without digitization efforts. Cybersecurity is certainly a risk as the grid becomes more digital, but there are companies and technologies available …
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