U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Title: Keeping the Lights On: The Federal Role in Managing the Nation's Electricity, Part Two
Date: 11/20/03
Time (EST): 10:00 AM
Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342
This hearing is a continuation of the Subcommittee examination of the August 2003 Northeast blackouts, and what the federal government can do to ensure that blackouts of this magnitude do not occur again. The Department of Energy is releasing its report on the blackouts. This hearing will focus on the report.