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Cyber Security and Privacy Issues in Smart Grids

WHILE technology and innovation continue to modernize industry, our electric power system has been maintained in the same way for decades. The increasing load and consumption demands increase electricity complications, such as voltage sags, black outs, and overloads. Meanwhile, the current electrical network contributes greatly to carbon emissions. The United States’ power system alone takes up 40% of all nationwide carbon dioxide emissions [46]. Considering both economic and environmental interests, substantial changes must be made to such an unstable and inefficient system. Therefore, many nations (e.g., U.S., EU, Canada, China, Australia, South Africa, etc.) are now modernizing their power grids [42]. They believe that they not only require reliability, scalability, manageability, and extensibility, but also that they should be secure, interoperable, and cost-effective. Such an electric infrastructure is called a “smart grid.”

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Cyber Security and Privacy Issues in Smart Grids