Privacy of energy consumption data of a household in a smart grid
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25 November 2022
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The traditional electricity grid is characterized by one-way communication between the customer and the utility provider, which results in poor load management and wastage of energy. Smart grids support two-way communication between the utility supplier and its customers which allows real-time monitoring and near-instantaneous balance of supply and demand of energy. However, smart grids are vulnerable to security attacks (e.g., distributed denial of service (DDoS), fraud, and privacy) which can have severe consequences. In this chapter, the different security vulnerabilities in smart grids are identified. The impact of consumer data privacy and confidentiality breach is discussed and existing techniques as proposed in literature to protect the privacy of customer information in a smart grid are presented.
