Weekender | July 28, 2018 The hackers breached isolated utility networks thought to be secure and "got to the point where they could have thrown switches," Homeland Security officials said Monday.
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The move could be met with opposition from utilities, which have stepped up their support for electric vehicles in the past year.
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The utility said its residential battery storage project implemented in Vermont last year reduced peak demand and saved half a million dollars during the July heat wave.
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With recent changes in the industry, Utility providers seek to focus on digitizing business processes by implementing new technologies with augmented intelligence.
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Montana's Colstrip power plant, one of the nation's largest coal generators, shut down amid a national debate over the need for dispatchable power plants — and almost no one noticed.
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The city's municipal utility is studying the potential of using the dam as a giant pumped hydropower plant run by renewables. |
Recommended For You Improve your recommendations: click here to update your profile. Experts say a recent DHS briefing that warned hackers could cause widespread blackouts may have overstated the threat.
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Utilities and developers aim to reach a compromise this week over who owns the capacity rights for storage and renewable resources — a question central to their future growth. |
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