PSERC News

Events

• Nov. 30: National Energy and Transportation - Investment Strategies through 2050, A National Symposium. (Information)
• Dec. 1: An Engineering and Economic Evaluation of the Impact of Cap-and-Trade for CO2 on Electric Power. Public Webinar. (Announcement | Report)
• Dec. 2-4: Industry-University Meeting, Atlanta (Announcement)

PSERC Reports

• Facilitating Environmental Initiatives While Maintaining Efficient Markets and Electric System Reliability. New Joint Report from PSERC and the Consortium for Electric Reliability Solutions (Full Report)
• Integrated Financial and Operational Risk Management in Restructured Electricity Markets. PSERC Document 09-13.
  (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing Only)
• Power System Level Impacts of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles. PSERC Document 09-12.
  (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing Only)
• Integration of Asset and Outage Management Tasks for Distribution Application. PSERC Document 09-11.
  (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing Only)
• Impact of Increased DFIG Wind Penetration on Power Systems and Markets. PSERC Document 09-10.
  (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing Only)
• Development and Evaluation of System Restoration Strategies from a Blackout. Document Report 09-08.
  (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing Only)
• Economic Impact Assessment of Transmission Enhancement Projects. PSERC Document 09-07.
  (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing Only)
• Characterization of Composite Cores for High Temperature-Low Sag (HTLS) Conductors (Full Report)

Electric Reliability News

Industry News

• Brazil and Paraguay Blackout
  • Lula Now Wants Inquiry on the Blackout. Brazzil Magazine. Nov. 14.
  • Brazil insists short circuit, bad weather caused blackout. Nov. 17.
• Superconductors to Wire a Smarter Grid. MIT Technology Review.
• Verizon Launches Electric Grid Reliability Consulting. ComputerWorld Security. Nov. 18.
• McAffee Virtual Criminology Report 2009. Virtually Here: The Age of Cyber Warfare. McAffee.
• As Smart Grid Expands, So Does Vulnerability to Cyber Attacks. New York Times. Nov. 19.
• Gerry Cauley Named NERC’s Next President and Chief Executive Officer. NERC.

Government News

• How can FERC Improve the Transmission Incentive Policy? National Regulatory Research Institute. Sep. 2009.
• FERC staff presents the Winter Energy Market Assessment 2009-2010.
• FERC clears reliability penalty orders (News Release | Notice | Decision | Errata issued 11/16/09)

Climate Change

• Electrification Coalition Roadmap Calls for 75% of Light-Duty Vehicle Miles Traveled in the US to Be Electric by 2040. Green Car Congress. Nov. 16.
• E.U. to Mandate 'Nearly Zero' Power Use by Buildings. New York Times. Nov. 18.
• New California Rules Ban Inefficient TVs. Wall St. Journal.

Free Webinars

• Leonardo Energy: Training Modules on Electricity Market Regulation
• NERC Industry Briefing: 2009 Winter Reliability Assessment. 11:00-12:30 Eastern Time. Nov. 24.