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Staff flags DOE report on solar-panel communications and local cybersecurity project with Georgia Tech
Summary
City staff told the council about Department of Energy concerns that certain solar panels and other IoT devices with foreign components can communicate offsite and could be used to disrupt energy assets; Marietta is participating in a DOE-funded cybersecurity project with Georgia Tech to validate device software updates.
City staff briefed the council on national cybersecurity concerns raised in a Reuters report and Department of Energy (DOE) findings about certain solar panels and other internet-of-things devices that include foreign-manufactured components with networking capability.
Why it matters: The DOE’s concern that some devices could communicate back to foreign entities and be used to disrupt energy assets has prompted local attention because utilities and municipalities are increasingly…
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