Energy industry

• Data security

  U.S. sanctions Russian firms for energy grid cyberattack

  At least a dozen U.S. power plants, including one nuclear facility, have been breached as part of the coordinated attacks by hackers.

  June 13

  
• Energy industry

  Cyberattack pings data systems of at least four gas networks

  The attacks follow a U.S. government warning in March that Russian hackers are conducting an assault on the U.S. electric grid and other targets.

  April 5

  
• Hardware and software

  Buffett’s squeezing more power out of wind with this software

  MidAmerican Energy Co., a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., is using applications from Uptake Technologies Inc. that gathers data from turbines to help operators spot potential malfunctions before they happen.

  January 16