PALO ALTO, Calif. (January 14, 2019) – A collaborative team published a new Application Note, DNP3 Application Note AN2018-001 – DNP3 Profile for Communications with Distributed Energy Resources, to help grid operators communicate with distributed energy resources (DER) and enhance use and value of energy storage and solar generation connected to smart inverters. Led by […]
SunSpec Alliance and UC San Diego Extension Announce Winter 2019 CA Rule 21 and Secure Communication Networking Courses
At the intersection of power generation and data communications, course offerings appeal to electrical and software engineers, grid specialists and solar executives SAN JOSE & SAN DIEGO, CA – January 7, 2019 – SunSpec Alliance, the information standards and certification organization for the Distributed Energy Resource (DER) industry, and UC San Diego Extension have announced […]
Cybersecurity: The Hackers are Already Through the Utilities’ Doors, so What’s Next?
Originally published by Forbes. Visit their site for the full piece. In a distributed world, attack surfaces multiple rapidly and grid edge devices can become weapons The problem gets worse as the growth of distributed networks of assets create potentially critical issues. The population of these devices is huge and multiplying rapidly. Consulting firm Wood […]