The Pillars of Power Grid Security

Grid security is a responsibility that electric utilities have always taken seriously. Now, the industry is taking its leadership to an historic new level to protect against a widening range of threats. The electric power sector’s major grid-security efforts reveal an industry in action. These building blocks—mutual assistance agreements, equipment redundancy, year-round training, and cooperation with government— are being scaled up to work at a national level. This magazine explains how.