Cybersecurity Considerations for Distributed Energy Resources on the U.S. Electric Grid

This report explains the high-level cybersecurity challenges associated with grid modernization, the deployment of DER (distributed energy resources), cybersecurity trends, and the potential risks to the electric grid over the next ten years.

The report also describes different ways to assess the cybersecurity risks of DERs and gives suggestions for how to use best practices and meet minimum requirements for cybersecurity when deploying DERs.