In mid-February, a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee addressed the growing importance of cybersecurity in the energy industry. In response to the increasing presence of the smart grid and its connection to everything from electric vehicles to consumer electronics, Senator Angus King expressed frustration that federal agency witnesses were “entirely too calm” about the situation, which he called “the most serious threat facing our country,” one that “needs to be addressed with a real sense of crisis".
Decentralization of the world's electrical power generation continues with the introduction of demand response, distributed generation, and microgrid technologies. This Patent Forecast evaluates the fundamental payment and settlement state of the art of clearing and processing energy payment transactions.
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Decentralization of the world's electrical power generation continues with the introduction of demand response, distributed generation, and microgrid technologies. This Patent Forecast evaluates the fundamental payment and settlement state of the art of clearing and processing energy payment transactions.