Safeguarding the Smart Grid: Cyber-terrorism Implications

Interesting article by Garry Brown, Chairman, New York State Public Service Commission. He talks about the potential pitfalls of the "smart grid" being talked about - this would allow real time monitoring of your energy use but would also open up potential windows into the electric grid for more malicious security breaches.

By the way, the City has applied for CDBG money for "pay as you go" metering and the ability for homeowners to access their usage data. This will be for a small pilot project within the city - clearly the way the industry is headed.

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