Cybersecurity Standards, Certification, and Best Practices for DERs

Conference · Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2026

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/3014917· OSTI ID:3014917

Dormuth, Zoe ^[1]

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1. National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO (United States)

Distributed energy resources (DERs) are becoming increasingly important to the electric grid, including solar energy systems. However, DERs also introduce new cybersecurity risks, including those posed by cloud computing. Standards harmonization is essential for ensuring that DERs are secure and can be safely integrated into the grid. This panel will discuss cyber standards harmonization for solar security. The panel will feature experts from the S2G Program, National Labs and Industry who will discuss the following topics: the cybersecurity risks and future benefits posed by ubiquitous solar energy systems, the development and implementation of cloud-based security solutions for DERs, including solar energy systems, the challenges and opportunities for harmonizing DER cybersecurity standards, and Cyber Informed Engineering and the solar security implementations The panel will also discuss the following specific initiatives: the S2G Program's DER Cybersecurity Framework, UL's DER Cybersecurity Certification Program, and IEEE 1547 Updates. The panel will conclude with a discussion of the future of standards harmonization for DER cybersecurity.

• Research Organization: National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 3014917
• Report Number(s): NLR/PR-5T00-90559
• Resource Type: Conference presentation
• Conference Information: Presented at the 2025 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 27-31 July 2025, Austin, Texas
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
certification
cybersecurity
DER
distributed energy resources
harmonization
solar
standards