RuggedCom will supply technology for a Burlington, Vermont, smart grid project being developed by the Burlington Electric Department (BED). RuggedCom’s communication solution, which will support BED’s objective of improving and enhancing their SCADA network, consists of wireline devices complemented by network management and security software. via RuggedCom Selected for Vermont Smart Grid Project.
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Vermont utilities are participating in eEnergy Vermont, which is part of a broad “eState Initiative” that includes the electricity, telecommunications and health care sectors throughout the State. eEnergy Vermont received a $138 million Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) including $69 million in Recovery Act funds from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Statewide Collaboration Smart Continue reading →
The discovery of the Stuxnet worm in 2010 shone a harsh light on the fragility of industrial control systems (ICS), such as supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and has created a new urgency among security vendors and utility managers alike. Nearly overnight, ICS security went from being a non-issue to being critical. Because Continue reading →
IEEE has ratified its IEEE 1815 Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3) standard for electric power systems communications. The new standard is aimed at improving device interoperability and bolstering security protocols. IEEE 1815 is a multi-layered protocol that enables the optimized and secure gathering, exchange and use of information, particularly in supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) Continue reading →
Communications company Sprint (NYSE:S) announced that it is strengthening it technology portfolio to support smart grid initiatives. The company said it will provide utilities with advanced telecommunications products, data services, secure IT solutions and partnerships that are needed to support a wide range of utility automation initiatives that will make up the so-called smart grid. Continue reading →
Driven in part by the Obama Administration’s focus on energy independence and smart-grid initiatives, Sprint is now strengthening its portfolio to supply electric utilities with advanced telecommunications products, data services, secure IT solutions and partnerships that are needed to support a wide range of utility automation initiatives and the electric smart grid. Sprint says it Continue reading →
