Southern Delivery System
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Page : 164 pages
File Size : 24,52 MB
Release : 2008
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Page : 164 pages
File Size : 24,52 MB
Release : 2008
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Page : 812 pages
File Size : 18,88 MB
Release : 2004
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 29,85 MB
Release : 2012-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0309114047
The electric power delivery system that carries electricity from large central generators to customers could be severely damaged by a small number of well-informed attackers. The system is inherently vulnerable because transmission lines may span hundreds of miles, and many key facilities are unguarded. This vulnerability is exacerbated by the fact that the power grid, most of which was originally designed to meet the needs of individual vertically integrated utilities, is being used to move power between regions to support the needs of competitive markets for power generation. Primarily because of ambiguities introduced as a result of recent restricting the of the industry and cost pressures from consumers and regulators, investment to strengthen and upgrade the grid has lagged, with the result that many parts of the bulk high-voltage system are heavily stressed. Electric systems are not designed to withstand or quickly recover from damage inflicted simultaneously on multiple components. Such an attack could be carried out by knowledgeable attackers with little risk of detection or interdiction. Further well-planned and coordinated attacks by terrorists could leave the electric power system in a large region of the country at least partially disabled for a very long time. Although there are many examples of terrorist and military attacks on power systems elsewhere in the world, at the time of this study international terrorists have shown limited interest in attacking the U.S. power grid. However, that should not be a basis for complacency. Because all parts of the economy, as well as human health and welfare, depend on electricity, the results could be devastating. Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System focuses on measures that could make the power delivery system less vulnerable to attacks, restore power faster after an attack, and make critical services less vulnerable while the delivery of conventional electric power has been disrupted.
Author : United States. Congress Senate
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Page : 2278 pages
File Size : 32,38 MB
Release : 1936
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : 64 pages
File Size : 18,75 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Express service
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
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Page : 1544 pages
File Size : 31,21 MB
Release : 1936
Category : Cotton
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
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Page : 100 pages
File Size : 15,88 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Law
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Page : 794 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Railroads
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Author : United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Page : 2292 pages
File Size : 18,1 MB
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Category : Energy conservation
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Author : United States. Federal Power Commission
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Page : 1776 pages
File Size : 19,39 MB
Release : 1951
Category : Electric Utilities
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Contains all the formal opinions and accompanying orders of the Federal Power Commission ... In addition to the formal opinions, there have been included intermediate decisions which have become final and selected orders of the Commission issued during such period.