ELECTRICITY GRID CYBERSECURITY: DOE Needs to Ensure Its Plans Fully Address Risks to Distribution Systems.

The article reports that the U.S. grid distribution systems that carry electricity from transmission systems to consumers and are regulated primarily by states are increasingly at risk from cyberattacks. Topics include considered that nation electricity grid delivers the electricity that is essential for modern life and the reliability of the grid is its ability to meet consumers' electricity demand at all times.