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Florida water utility hack reveals thousands of organizations vulnerable to Window 7 exposure
Critical infrastructure providers and small and medium businesses continue to operate the outdated Microsoft OS without security updates and patches.
By David Jones • Feb. 22, 2021 -
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FERC reliance on ratepayers to fund utility cybersecurity insufficient to meet rising threat, analysts say
A proposal to provide incentives for security investments is a good start, but is limited by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's own ratemaking authority, analysts said.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 16, 2021 -
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Grid Resiliency
Utilities and grid operators are facing increasing threats from climate change as well as cyber and physical attacks, and are deploying a variety of responses, with some adjustments in the age of COVID-19.
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Electric sector can learn from the Florida water utility hack, say experts
"Attackers are getting better than most defenders," according to an advisor to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 11, 2021 -
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SolarWinds security to-do list post hack
One of the first changes security teams need to make is how they understand adversarial capabilities — always assume the perimeter has already been breached.
By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 09, 2021 -
SolarWinds fallout could last for years, as power industry secures vulnerable equipment: Dragos CEO
The energy sector is experiencing a "digital transformation with a threat convergence," the CEO of security company Dragos told the U.S. Department of Energy.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 05, 2021 -
EVs, turbines, solar panels pose circular economy dilemma: NIST workshop
Representatives from throughout the supply chain reflected on how batteries and electronics can find their place as greener solutions in the circular economy at a recent National Institute of Standards and Technology workshop.
By Megan Quinn • Feb. 04, 2021 -
Photo illustration by Brian Tucker/Utility Dive; photograph by Petmal via Getty Images
Top Utility Trends of 2020
Amid significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the power sector's transition to a cleaner, more distributed future continues.
By Larry Pearl • Jan. 05, 2021 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive
FERC proposes incentives for voluntary cybersecurity investments, in race to secure nation's electric grid
Experts say offering incentives for utilities to invest in cybersecurity could help shore up the grid much faster than developing new mandatory standards.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 22, 2020 -
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Energy executives call for dramatic increase in federal funds for hydrogen, carbon capture research
To achieve decarbonization, the American Energy Innovation Council said the energy sector requires financial and government support of emerging technologies.
By Emma Penrod • Dec. 21, 2020 -
DOE confirms its systems were compromised by SolarWinds hack
The electric sector is scrambling to assess its vulnerabilities. Experts say the sophisticated intrusion means hackers could have access to U.S. power plants and other grid systems.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 18, 2020 -
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Sponsored by OracleThe time is now for decarbonization
APS, CPS Energy and National Grid are taking energy-saving steps today to afford more "climate value" tomorrow.
By Brad Langley, Director of Marketing, Oracle Utilities Opower • Dec. 14, 2020 -
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GE announces first US wind turbine blade recycling program with Veolia
The blades were the only part of the turbines not getting recycled, and will now be shredded to replace raw materials currently used for cement manufacturing, resulting in lower CO2 emissions.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Dec. 09, 2020 -
Elizabeth Regan, Industry Dive
Dive Awards
Regulator of the Year: Neil Chatterjee, FERC
It's hard to imagine an agency that has had more effect on the power sector this year than the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and it's impossible to divorce that impact from its now-former chairman: Neil Chatterjee.
By Utility Dive Team • Dec. 09, 2020 -
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IoT cyber bill clears Congress — what's next for industry players?
Long awaited legislation is seen as a springboard to widespread adoption of standards across the booming connected devices industry, including smart thermostats and other items.
By David Jones • Dec. 04, 2020 -
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Vineyard says change to larger GE wind turbines doesn't require permit change
Vineyard Wind finished a technical review at the end of January, prompting the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to restart the permitting for its 800 MW project.
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NERC expands IT-focused cybersecurity program as hackers actively target grid operations tech
Previously focused on the IT-side of utility operations, the Cybersecurity Risk Information Sharing Program will now include two pilots scanning for threats to operational technologies.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 02, 2020 -
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Design updates, financial shakeup prompt utilities to rethink structure of NuScale's $6.1B SMR project
A number of Western municipal utilities are trying to avoid getting locked into a first-of-a-kind nuclear project if its costs continue to go up.
By Matthew Bandyk • Nov. 25, 2020 -
Climate progress in power, 5 other sectors too slow to limit global warming: report
The World Resources Institute and ClimateWorks said efforts to bolster electrification and renewable energy must accelerate, while deforestation and agricultural production raised red flags.
By Chris Teale • Nov. 23, 2020 -
DOE R&D plan targets 'immediate risk' hackers present to renewable energy technologies
DOE has developed a long-term approach to improve the security of renewable energy facilities, manufacturing, buildings, and transportation, which it says are "increasingly interconnected and vulnerable to cyber-attack."
By Robert Walton • Nov. 19, 2020 -
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Climate risks are accelerating. Here's what Duke, PG&E and 16 other utilities expect to pay.
Utility Dive took a closer look at how climate risks are threatening utilities — and how much it's going to cost to mitigate them.
By Utility Dive Editors • Nov. 18, 2020 -
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'Somebody has to actually sit on the egg and hatch it' — Partnership aims to drive green hydrogen in the West
Regulators and other experts say that bringing down costs substantially will be key to deploying hydrogen at scale.
By Kavya Balaraman • Nov. 18, 2020 -
Utilities one of most vulnerable industries as cybersecurity IT/OT threats merge, survey finds
Not only is operational technology connected to the internet now, cyberattacks can trickle through information technology environments.
By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 17, 2020 -
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PECO: Billions of investment at risk with Pennsylvania court's rejection of smart meter mandate
Exelon subsidiary PECO Energy installed more than a million smart meters in Pennsylvania, but a court's decision could allow customers to have them removed.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 13, 2020 -
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Cummins and Navistar prototype hydrogen truck with 300-mile range
Werner will add the truck to its fleet and use it in regional and local delivery operations out of Fontana, California.
By Jim Stinson • Nov. 13, 2020 -
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Fed flags climate change as financial risk, seeks transparency from banks
The declaration comes as TD Bank committed Monday to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 for the projects it finances.
By Dan Ennis • Nov. 10, 2020
