Securing the Smart Grid

Chapter 2 Threats and Impacts

Consumers

Information in This Chapter

• Consumer Threats

• Naturally Occurring Threats

• Individual and Organizational Threats

• Impacts on Consumers

• Impacts on Availability

• Financial Impacts

• Likelihood of Attack

Either directly or indirectly, consumers will be affected by the threats to smart grids. Consumers can be a threat to utility companies; however, they can also be victims. One of the goals of smart grids discussed in Chapter 1, “Smart Grid: What is it?,” is providing consumers with more information regarding their energy usage and rates for the electricity they consume. In order to protect consumers from the threats discussed in this chapter, consumers will also need to be informed about ...