PSERC News

Events

• Technical Summit: Extreme Weather Impacts on Reliability. Oct. 14-15. New!
• The Effects of Greenhouse Gas Limits on Electric Power System Dispatch and Operations. PSERC Public Tele-Seminar [08-10]. Sep. 2. (Description | Slides | Audio-Slide Production)
• Incenting Transmission Reliability and Adequacy Related Investments. PSERC Project Tele-seminar (members only) [08-11]. Sep. 16. (Description)
• The Key Role of Network Systems Engineering in Meeting the Energy and Environment Dream. PSERC Public Tlee-seminar [08-12]. Oct. 7. (Description)

Reports

• Agent Modeling for Integrated Power Systems [08-17] (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing) New!
• Evaluation of Alternative Market Structure and Compensation Schemes for Incenting Transmission Reliability and Adequacy Related Investments [08-16] (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing) New!
• Massively Deployed Sensors [08-15] (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing)

Electric Reliability News

Industry News

• Venezuela Blackout New!
  • Venezuela Restoring Power After Blackout in Caracas. Bloomberg.com. Sep. 3.
  • Venezuela's electricity grid is unbalanced. El Universal. Sep. 3
• Blackout's 5th Anniversary Marks Progress, New Challenges Ahead. NERC. Aug. 18.

Government News

• Chairman Kelliher testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development on Energy Supply and Constraints in Western North Dakota (Testimony | Event Details) New!

Climate Change

• U.S. Climate Change Science Program Issues Report on Climate Models.
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Engineering Workforce Challenges

• Students’ Perceptions of the Value and Need for Mentors As They Progress Through Academic Studies in Engineering and Science. NSF. New!
• Addressing Engineering Workforce Concerns: The Power and Energy Engineering Workforce Collaborative (An Initiative of IEEE PES)
• The Offshoring of Engineering: Facts, Unknowns, and Potential Implications. National Academies Press.
• ASEE Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges: U.S. Engineering Degrees Decline in 2007. ASEE.
• U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology. RAND.
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