Brew with the Crew: Electric Industry Perspectives on Grid Cybersecurity
Brew with the Crew is a joint venture between Idaho National Laboratory and the IEEE Eastern Idaho Section. It is a lecture and presentation series focused on widening the perspective of engineers and fostering their technical and professional growth.
This presentation is the culmination of Energy iCorps program learnings, including interview feedback on how electric utilities, co-ops, and other industries are implementing operational security from cyber threats. This includes the role of regulations, industry groups, and national labs, centering around commercialization of specific INL-created cyber-physical anomaly detection technology but branching into distribution protection and control concerns.
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- 1175 Pier View Dr
- Idaho Falls, Idaho
- United States 83402
- Building: Stockman's Restaurant - Upper Floor
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- Co-sponsored by INL Resilience Team
- Starts 17 June 2025 06:00 AM UTC
- Ends 19 June 2025 06:00 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge
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Becca Avery of Idaho National Laboratory
Electric Industry Perspectives on Grid Cybersecurity
Content: This presentation is the culmination of Energy iCorps program learnings, including interview feedback on how electric utilities, co-ops, and other industries are implementing operational security from cyber threats. This includes the role of regulations, industry groups, and national labs, centering around commercialization of specific INL-created cyber-physical anomaly detection technology but branching into distribution protection and control concerns.
Biography:
I build programs, lead teams, and contribute technical direction to projects targeting U.S. power system resiliency. This includes full-scale new technology testing and de-risking at INL's grid test range, at both the distribution and protection level. My work also includes advanced power system protection and microgrid deployment, with focus on rural electric co-ops and natural disaster resiliency.
Technically, I am a licensed professional engineer in the state of Idaho specializing in electrical system protection at all voltage levels. This includes model building, coordination, criteria development based on site specifics, relay specification and programming, and on-site protection commissioning. In addition to conventional hardwired and manufacturer proprietary schemes, I enjoy working with IEC-61850 based digital substations and can perform lab and hardware-in-the-loop testing. I am also experienced in advanced logic schemes and select power system studies such as Arc Flash, Reliability, and Load Flow. I am familiar with SCADA system setup & commissioning, HMI development, and substation grounding studies.
I strive to work with ethical companies, especially in the microgrid and grid edge sectors. I value clear and early communication/organization, respect for personal time, ingenious yet maintainable solutions, consideration of community impact, and safe & redundant quality engineering work above all else. I am always working to improve my technical and project leadership skills while keeping an eye on overall project success. Please feel free to add me to your network if you value my skillset.