#smartmeters — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.powermag.com/securing-the-power-grid-cybersecurity-strategies-for-smart-energy-systems/

"dispersed nature of #smartgrids, with thousands of interconnected devices like #smartmeters, #sensors, and distributed energy resources #DER's, creates a vast attack surface. For #substations, many operate #legacysystems (such as supervisory control and data acquisition #SCADA, which are essential for monitoring and control, and are prime targets."

For #decades #electricity #meters just worked. #Power usage either wasn't an issue because it was affordable or you had no trouble working it out. The #electricitymeters rarely needed replacement. Now I concede that as we now have so many #HMOs #smartmeters may be useful for some & emailing a number too onerous for others. But unlike the previous methods these 'smart' ones need paying for, updating, replacing & acceptance that your #data 'may' be shared.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/17/uk-smart-meter-targets-energy-users-martin-lewis