Technical Talk with RF

Agenda Topics​​:

The 2003 Northeast Blackout: What the Bulk Electric System was like before this event, what’s changed since and the path forward. 

Joseph McClelland, Director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Security, FERC

David Nevius, former Senior Vice President (retired), NERC

• Joe McClelland and Dave Nevius will each share their industry perspective at the time of the 2003 Northeast Blackout. They will reflect on how things have changed since then both at the FERC and NERC/ERO level and look ahead to the challenges of the future. 

Inside the control room at NY ISO during the 2003 Northeast Blackout 

Steve Swan, Principal Technical Auditor, Operations & Planning, RF 

• RF’s Steve Swan remembers Aug. 14, 2003, well. In fact, he was working as an operator inside the NY ISO control room at the time the blackout occurred. He will share his perspective from the historic day and his takeaways from the experience, 20 years later. 

Who should attend:

These presentations are especially relevant to all NERC registrations, plus anyone interested in regulatory affairs and continuous improvement following the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Feel free to forward the webinar link to anyone interested in learning more about how FERC, NERC, and the ERO Enterprise has been working together the last 20 years and continues to assess the risks of the future. Lessons learned can be applied to additional critical infrastructures as well (water, natural gas, communications, etc.)

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2023-08-14 Tech Talk