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Social engineering aspect of the XZ incident

Apr 24, 2024 | securelist.com | Boris Larin |Denis Legezo |Brian Bartholomew |Costin Raiu

Social engineering for open-source supply chain attack profit High-end APT groups perform highly interesting social engineering campaigns in order to penetrate well-protected targets.
A hack in hand is worth two in the bush

Oct 16, 2023 | securelist.com | Boris Larin |Denis Legezo |Brian Bartholomew |Costin Raiu

Dissecting the alleged hack of a private power station in Israel The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has also extended into the digital domain.
California is meeting more than 100% of midday electricity demand with clean energy

Apr 25, 2023 | themeritorder.substack.com | Brian Bartholomew

It’s exciting times on the California grid, where more than 100% of midday electricity demand is being supplied by clean power. Accounting for curtailed solar generation, CAISO has produced enough clean power to meet more than 100% of midday electricity demand stretching back all the way to the beginning of April. On a system level, significant gas has to stay on midday because it's too inflexible to turn off and still get back up in time for the evening, as Brendan explains here.
Evolving US Electricity Generation in Seven Charts

Mar 4, 2023 | themeritorder.substack.com | Brian Bartholomew

US electricity generation is up, power sector emissions are down, and the grid is getting greener—and gassier. In 2022 the US burned more natural gas than ever, cut coal generation to post-Covid lows, and produced record amounts of zero-emissions electricity. US electricity demand jumped to record highs in 2022 on a mix of structural trends and extreme temperatures. Despite that, emissions from electricity generation were down 37% from their 2007 peak.
US grid-scale energy storage nearly doubled in 2022

Feb 21, 2023 | themeritorder.substack.com | Brian Bartholomew

US grid-scale energy storage reached almost 9GW and topped 25GWh by the end of 2022, up from less than 1GW/2GWh at the start of 2020. Developers commissioned a record 4GW/12GWh of batteries, totals that would have been higher but for supply chain snafus, Covid hangover, and volatile metals pricing. California and Texas remain the protagonists of grid-scale battery deployment.