Henry F. Fordman & Paul D Rupp 
Smart Grid Cybersecurity Guidelines and Interoperability Standards [PDF ebook] 

There is an urgent need to establish protocols and standards for the Smart Grid. Deployment of various Smart Grid elements, including smart sensors on distribution lines, smart meters in homes, and widely dispersed sources of renewable energy, is already underway and will be accelerated as a result of Department of Energy (DOE) Smart Grid Investment Grants and other incentives, such as loan guarantees for renewable energy generation projects. Without standards, there is the potential for technologies developed or implemented with sizable public and private investments to become obsolete prematurely or to be implemented without measures necessary to ensure security. The authors of this book focus on the guidelines for smart grid cybersecurity and its interoperability standards.