PSERC News

Events and Announcements

• Decision Tree Based Online Voltage Security Assessment Using PMU Measurements [09-01]. Project Tele-Seminar on Jan. 27. (Description)
• Advancement in Arc Flash Related Hazard Research and Safety by Design [09-02]. Public Tele-Seminar on Feb. 3. (Description)
• The Interactive Grid: An Electric Power System Education Tool for Middle-Schoolers. Developed at the University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign, a PSERC university.

Papers

• Transmission-Constrained Residual Demand Derivative in Electricity Markets [07-39]

Reports

• Preventing Voltage Collapse with Protection Systems that Incorporate Optimal Reactive Power Control [08-20] (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing)
• Detection, Prevention and Mitigation of Cascading Events [08-18] (Executive Summary | Report for Member Viewing)

Electric Reliability News

Industry News

• Proceedings from the International Congress on Electricity Applications in a Modern World. Leonardo Energy. New!
• NERC News
• Hawaii blackout:
  • Hawaiian Electric's tight line spacing cited in blackout. Jan. 11. New!
  • Oahu power blackout caused by 5 lightning strikes, HECO says. honoluluadvertiser.com. Jan. 10. New!
• NYISO Issues 2009 Reliability Needs Assessment. NYISO. Jan. 12, New!

Government News

• Final reports from the Electricity Advisory Committee to the Department of Energy. New!
• Stanford Launches $100 Million Precourt Institute for Energy to Tackle Energy Issues. Stanford. Jan. 12, 2009. New!
• Beyond "Fortress America": National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World. New!

Climate Change

• Duke Energy Endorses National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency's "Vision for 2025: A Framework for Change." New!
  • National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency. EPA.
• Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security. Energy and Environmental Science. Oct. 2008.
• Renewable Energy Systems, Electric Vehicles, and Smart Electricity Grids for a Carbon-Constrained World. Lawrence Jones, AREVA. Smart Electric Newsletter.
• Confronting Climate Change: MIT's Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.
• Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council Releases Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases. Jan. 2.
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Engineering Workforce Challenges

• Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future. National Academies Press.
• The U.S. Smart Grid Revolution: KEMA's Perspectives for Job Creation. GRIDWISE Alliance. Dec. 23.
• Numbers of Nuclear Engineering Graduates and Enrollees on the Rise.
• Measuring Up 2008: National Report Card on Higher Education.
• Addressing Engineering Workforce Concerns: The Power and Energy Engineering Workforce Collaborative (An Initiative of IEEE PES)
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