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The Energy Department\u2019s cybersecurity office will work with cloud service providers and the renewable energy industry this year to help delineate cyber protection requirements for the sector.\nThe work is being led out of Energy\u2019s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). It comes amid growing concerns about hackers infiltrating U.S. critical infrastructure, including the electric grid.\nPuesh Kumar, the director of CESER, said \u201ctraditional large fossil generation\u201d is often prohibited by regulations from using the cloud. But he said renewable energy providers are often starting out by relying on cloud computing.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices