Hacks on Gas (and the Grid): Relationship between Cybersecurity, Energy and National Defense


Whenever a doomsday scenario involving the nation’s computer networks is invoked, invariably one aspect of it involves a massive disruption of the electrical grid. Computers go haywire, expensive and...

IBM, Migros Test How Freezer Loads Could Balance the Power Grid


A couple of months ago, I wrote about some of the experiments focused on using electric vehicles as a storage mechanism that could help balance power demand across the grid. IBM has been applying a...