Conventional and Sustainable Energies

Smart Energy

Smart energy is a cost-effective and sustainable energy system in which renewable energy production, infrastructures, and consumption are integrated and coordinated through energy services, active users, and enabling technologies. Many energy companies are moving over to smart meters, which allow service providers to remotely monitor the consumer’s consumption, connect, and even disconnect power. While smart energy gives insight to consumers on how they are using energy in an environment, it also gives hackers the chance to exploit any vulnerability that is there.  Smart meters still lack the proper security mechanisms to defend against these malicious threats. A smart grid is an electrical grid which includes a variety of operational and energy measures including smart meters, smart appliances, renewable energy resources, and energy efficient resources.