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The Future of Substation Security: Embracing AI-Powered Solutions for Utility Companies

July 17, 2023 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, buzz solutions, Commentary, Cybersecurity, machine learning, Physical security, Safety, Security, substation, T&D, utility

Credit to Author: Eddie Williams| Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:44:37 +0000

A modern town without power—shuttered stores, empty parking lots and useless traffic lights—can resemble an eerie, dystopian future where residents struggle to get what they need. This is the short-term […]

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The POWER Interview: Physical Attacks on the Grid Soared in 2022. What Can Be Done?

February 15, 2023 admin best practices, Business, Cybersecurity, energy transition, full coverage, iiot power, Interview, Natural Disasters, news, onsolve, Physical security

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:43:47 +0000

Physical security at power plants has received renewed concern of late, owing to a spate of gunfire vandalism events in the U.S. However, power plants have long-fielded several other physical security risks, including from terrorism, sabotage, natural disasters, insider threats, and physical breaches. Power plants have typically employed a set of physical security tools, such […]

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Third North Carolina Power Substation Targeted by Gunfire as BPS Physical Security Concerns Mount

January 19, 2023 admin Business, ferc, full coverage, gunfire, nerc, news, Physical security, substation, vandalism

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:22:53 +0000

A third power substation has been damaged by gunfire in North Carolina, prompting an FBI investigation. The incident on Jan. 17 is part of a spate of gunfire vandalism that has renewed physical security concerns at a federal level. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office in Thomasville, central North Carolina, said the latest incident, believed to […]

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Covering More with Less: Securing Renewable Energy Sources

December 27, 2022 admin Business, Camera, critical infrastructure, energy security, full coverage, geolocation data, news, O&M, Physical security, power, Safety, Security, Solar, solar farm

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:27:02 +0000

A wide range of industries fall under the umbrella of critical infrastructure, and they are all—as the name implies—critical. From energy production and water treatment to transportation and data storage, everything within critical infrastructure serves an essential purpose when it comes to the continued functioning of the nation. Unfortunately, that makes critical infrastructure sites a […]

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IAEA Embarks on Unprecedented Mission to Inspect Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian ‘War Zone’

August 31, 2022 admin Business, conflict, full coverage, iaea, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear safety, Physical security, Russia, Safety, Security, timeline, Ukraine, war, zaporizhzhya, znpp

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:07:39 +0000

An expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Kyiv and is readying to inspect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) for damage from weeks of shelling. The development marks a significant breakthrough for the agency, which has for the past month pleaded with Russia and Ukraine to allow it to […]

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FERC Approves New Cybersecurity, Transmission Reliability Standards

January 29, 2020 admin Business, cip, Cybersecurity, ferc, nerc, nerc history, news, Physical security, reliability, rulemaking, T&D, Technology, transmission

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:01:58 +0000

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 23 approved two new reliability standards related to transmission system planning performance and cybersecurity. However, it also proposed to retire 74 reliability standard requirements, which it deemed duplicative or unnecessarily burdensome. Among the spate of actions it took on Thursday, FERC also green-lighted retaining the North American […]

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EMP Threat Real but Limited, EPRI Says in Much-Anticipated Report

May 2, 2019 admin Business, Cybersecurity, DHS, DOE, emps, EPRI, ferc, gmd, grid resiliency, hemp, Legal & Regulatory, news, nuclear detonation, Physical security, Plant Design, power sector, Research and Development, Smart Grid, solar storms, T&D, Technology, Trump

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 13:35:50 +0000

Depending on the hazard field, electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) resulting from detonation of a nuclear weapon at high altitude or in space could cause significant damage to electronics on the bulk power system and even prompt a regional voltage collapse, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) says in much-anticipated findings from its three-year study on high-altitude […]

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EMP Threat Real but Limited, EPRI Says in Anticipated Report

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 13:35:50 +0000

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Autonomous Power Plant Takes Shape in Japan

March 31, 2019 admin AI, autonomous power plant, Business, Cloud computing, connected plant, Cybersecurity, Gas, iiot, iiot power, International, mhps, microsoft azure, news, osisoft pi, paul browning, Physical security, takasago machinery works facility, Technology, tomoni point, workforce

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The world’s first autonomous combined cycle power plant is currently under construction at the Takasago Machinery Works facility in Japan, and it will be operational by 2020, according to Mitsubishi Hitachi

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Trump Acts on Critical Infrastructure Resiliency Against EMP Threats

March 26, 2019 admin climate change, Cybersecurity, emps, Environmental, executive order, general, gmds, news, Nuclear, Physical security, resiliency, Safety, solar storms, trump administration

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 21:44:45 +0000

President Trump has signed an executive order (EO) to boost coordination for and national resilience against electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threats—both from nuclear warfare and natural events like solar superstorms. The action suggests new federal mandates to protect critical infrastructure against EMP events and attacks may be on the horizon. Senior Trump administration officials from the from the […]

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