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Author(s): Elizaveta Malashenko, Chris Villarreal and J. David Erickson
Publisher: Public Utilities Commission, State of California
Publication Date: September 1, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to examine how the CPUC and other State regulators can further address cybersecurity as it relates to grid resiliency, reliability and safety. In particular, this paper recommends that the CPUC opens an Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR) to further investigate appropriate cybersecurity policies.
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Author(s): Richard J. Campbell
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Publication Date: August 1, 2012
High winds, especially when combined with precipitation from seasonal storms, can cause damage to electricity utility systems, resulting in service interruptions to large numbers of electricity customers. While most such power outages are caused by damage from trees and tree limbs falling on local electricity distribution lines and poles, major power outages tend to be caused by damage to electricity transmission lines which carry bulk power long distances. Depending on the severity of the storm and resulting impairment, power outages can last a few hours or extend to periods of several days, and have real economic effects. Power outages can …
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