Reducing the cost of energy delivery disruptions: The role of advanced technology
In July and August 1996, the electric grid in the western Unite States experienced widespread power outages from southern California to western Canada. These large disruptions reminded us of the vulnerability of our energy delivery systems. While these disruptions may have been isolated events, there are a growing number of threats to the security, stability, reliability and safety of our national energy delivery systems. For a fraction of the billions of dollars a year these outages cost our economy, technologies could be developed that would reduce the threats and consequences of such disturbances. Many of these same developments also would better enable our energy delivery systems to accommodate the demands of pending competition in the energy marketplace. 10 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 572687
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-11528; ON: DE98051357; TRN: 98:001331
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Mar 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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