Lavelle, Marianne,
Grid Lock. Marianne Lavelle. - U.S. News & World Report, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 80, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Grid Lock, Sept. 1, 2003; pp. 30+.
"As a federal task force tries to pinpoint precisely what caused the largest power blackout in North American history in mid-August [2003], one fact has become glaringly clear. No one was able to wrest enough control of the tightly interwoven, antiquated electrical grid to stop the chain of events that halted business and disrupted life for 50 million people in eight states and Canada." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article notes that "if policymakers hope to avoid future blackouts, they will need to address long-deferred questions about the adequacy of the nation's electrical 'grid,' who commands this interstate power highway, and who pays for its improvement."
1522-3205;
Electric industries
Electric power distribution
Electric power failures
Electric power transmission
Emergency management
Energy industries--Finance
Governmental investigations
Preparedness
Technological innovations
Northeastern States
AC1.S5
050
Grid Lock. Marianne Lavelle. - U.S. News & World Report, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 80, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Grid Lock, Sept. 1, 2003; pp. 30+.
"As a federal task force tries to pinpoint precisely what caused the largest power blackout in North American history in mid-August [2003], one fact has become glaringly clear. No one was able to wrest enough control of the tightly interwoven, antiquated electrical grid to stop the chain of events that halted business and disrupted life for 50 million people in eight states and Canada." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article notes that "if policymakers hope to avoid future blackouts, they will need to address long-deferred questions about the adequacy of the nation's electrical 'grid,' who commands this interstate power highway, and who pays for its improvement."
1522-3205;
Electric industries
Electric power distribution
Electric power failures
Electric power transmission
Emergency management
Energy industries--Finance
Governmental investigations
Preparedness
Technological innovations
Northeastern States
AC1.S5
050