A secure and resilient power grid is vital to national security and a strong and vibrant economy. Much of the current electric grid was designed and built using technologies and organizational principles developed decades ago to serve vertically integrated markets, with large-scale generation sources remotely located from consumers, a one-way flow of power, and centralized control schemes with minimal feedback. A modern grid must be flexible to integrate distributed energy resources, accommodate the two-way flow of electricity and information for better power management, and provide strong protection against physical and cyber risks.

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As the electric grid evolves, it is an increasingly attractive target for cyberattacks. Today, cyber incidents have the potential to disrupt the grid, damage highly specialized equipment, and threaten human health and safety. Protecting the Nation’s grid and other critical energy infrastructure from cyberattacks is a national priority outlined in the National Cyber Strategy.1

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