Power grids lack flexibility, security, maturity Distributed generation up 7x in next 10 years Cybersecurity becoming increasingly important The vast majority of electricity distribution system operators are not ready to accommodate the increase in demand that will come with the energy transition, Siemens Smart Infrastructure CEO Sabine Erlinghagen said June 22. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Surveying distribution system operators around the globe, or looking at studies and market research, shows around 90% of them are not ready for the increased demand that rising electrification will bring, Erlinghagen said at the Reuters Global Energy Transition conference. The grids were not technologically ready, and lacked the flexibility, security and maturity, she said. “The straight answer is they are not,” Erlinghagen said. “That’s not my voice,” but grid operators’ own reports, she added. “Distributed energy resources are on the rise. We […]