Counties Power, a lines company serving more than 37,000 customers in New Zealand’s North Island, is set to deploy a smart metering-as-a-service solution, delivered by Silver Spring Networks and Metrix.
An emerging network of intelligent power switches, called the Smart Grid, could be taken down by a cyberattack, according to researchers with IOActive, a Seattle security consultancy.
The energy grid as we know it is set to get smarter, according a study released recently by London-based market analyst Datamonitor. The firm predicts that smart metering will reach 89% penetration in North America and 41% penetration in Europe by 2012.