A recent report issued by The U.S. Department of Energy stated that cyberattacks are, to put it mildly, on the rise.
Duke Energy is one of the largest power companies in the nation. It serves 7.6 million customers and reported more than 650 million cyberattacks in 2017.
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Experts have cautioned that utility companies who install “Smart” Meters and Grids are putting themselves at higher risk for these attacks. Some companies even sell software to try to prevent them, but they offer no guarantee that it will work.
Duke Energy has been installing its “Smart” Meters and Grids in six states since at least 2010. In early 2019 they were found guilty of 127 cybersecurity breaches between 2015 and 2018. There have also been numerous complaints reported about Duke’s “Smart” Meters over they years. For this reason, customers have been fighting in all 6 states to have original analog meters instead. Activist Post and Media outlets have reported about this in each state.
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Unfortunately, every single “Smart” Meter and Grid is questionable. It doesn’t matter which utility company installs them. The list of concerns is long – the most significant being they are not beneficial to customers, and they are harmful to the environment.
