ADVISORY/California ISO to Demonstrate New Grid Reliability Tools; Better ''Visibility'' May Reduce the Odds of a Major Blackout.Energy Editors/News Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday (April 14) FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2004 Following traffic accidents, you often hear drivers say, "I never even saw it coming." The same can be true of major power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through , the Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions (CERTS), is testing a variety of high tech tools that increase "visibility" for grid operators, giving them key information about their own systems as well as adjacent power systems. The California Independent System Operator (ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ) is providing the test environment for the CERTS research and development. Some of these tools allow operators to see instability on the grid long before it becomes a full-blown problem. For example, one of the new software programs being tested will take the pulse of the power grid 30 times per second as opposed to every four seconds, so operators will have more time to take the necessary steps to stop a cascading outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. . "It's akin to giving us a telescope, to see problems at a distance along with a microscope to magnify mag·ni·fy v. To increase the apparent size of, especially with a lens. situations at close range," said California ISO President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Terry Winter, who is also a member of the CERTS Board. Media unable to attend in person may participate via conference call:
Call in number 877-381-5438 Pass code: ISO News
Date: Today, Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Time: 10:00 a.m. (please arrive early for check in)
Place: 151 Blue Ravine Road, Folsom California
Participants: Terry Winter
California ISO
James Glotfelty
U.S. Dept. of Energy
John Geesman
California Energy Commission
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