Jeff Newman of Enfora explains the importance of implementing wireless technology into the energy grid.
Energy fuels our standard of living. We need to find ways to satisfy our appetite for power in a sustainable manner. Smart grid technologies are radically changing the business of the electrical utility. Two major elements of this change are IT security and the impact to customer experience. For the latter, many utilities are starting to feel the strain on their customer support strategies. This issue is addressed in more detail in the TELUS-sponsored IDC Energy Insights white paper, From Customer Service to Customer Engagement: Are Utilities Prepared for the Smart Grid Experience? available for download at www.telus.com/utilities
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Never will one mistake the complexities of the Smart Grid, and of undertaking the improvement of its protections, for a straightforward task in security and engineering. It presents an Augean stable of issues, and NIST has waded in with a legion of contributors, to first make sense of it all, and then to start handing out shovels.
By Kore Telematics. With so much buzz about the Smart Grid, it is more important than ever to remind ourselves where the term originated and what it means.