Rapid roll out of smart grids in the US is jeopardising security, but deployments in Europe and elsewhere have been sluggish, HP says
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Infosec 2010: Smart Meters Bring Security Risks
The government's plan to roll-out smart meters to every home in the UK by 2020 is putting pressure on utilities and smart meter vendors
Google Urges Obama To Back Smart Grid Technology
Google, HP and General Electric have asked President Obama to make it easier for mobile phones and other Web-enabled gadgets to be used to manage energy usage
GE Experimenting With Smart Grids
A pilot programme employing WiMax 4G communications and GE smart meters has been demonstrated in Michigan
IBM Launches Out-Of-The-Box Smart Grid Tech
IBM and eMeter have announced a bundled software package of eMeter’s software bundled on IBM Power7 systems for Smart Grid implementations.
US Moves To Protect Electricity Grid From Attack
The Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act would take measures to protect the electricity grid from telecommunications intrusions
IBM To Probe Electric Car Impact On UK Grid
The tech company is looking into how the UK's grid needs to be overhauled for electric vehicles