Anterix Inc. announced that it is participating in a project led by leading energy research and development organization EPRI to help reduce cybersecurity risks to critical energy infrastructure by applying standards architectures. This project, Secure Telecommunications Architecture for Trusted and Resilient Electric Communications, or STAR TREC, is one of five that EPRI is leading after being selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response to receive more than $22.2 million in funding. Additional participants in STAR TREC include George Mason University, Southern Company, and Virginia Tech.Specifically, Anterix will assist EPRI in researching, developing, and demonstrating zero-trust architectures for secure and private broadband communications networks that are vital to integrating distributed energy resources and microgrids into the grid.