Energy
North American Power
Grid-lock of 2003 
An
excellent link to resource info about Blackout 2003 is available on
PSERC
web site
Harvard
Electricity Policy Group
Web site on
2003 Blackout.
London
Outage Aug 28, '03.
Interim
report on the Aug 14, blackout has been released Nov 19, 2003
Blackout probe finds
clues, no answers
Cleveland.com,
Sep 13, '03.
Computers failed in 4 places just before August blackout
Cleveland.com,
Aug. 28, '03.
Wireless companies studying what blackout means for reliability of
cellularnetworks Cleveland.com,
Aug. 28, '03.
Experts doubt FirstEnergy
could have quit grid, Cleveland.com,
Aug. 28, '03
Overseers Missed Big Picture as Failures
Led to Blackout NY
Times, Nov. 13, '03.
American Transmission Co.
proposes $2.8 billion power line plan Electricity
Forum, Sept. 12, '03.
Task force in blackout
outlines grid failure Cleveland.com,
Sept. 10, '03.
With Deregulation, More Power Transmitted over Greater Distances in U.S.
EnergyCentral.com,
Sept. 7, '03.
Grid monitors were seeking fix Cleveland.com,
Sept. 10, '03.
Focus turns to Indiana power plant
Cleveland.com,
Sept. 9, '03.
Edited excerpts Cleveland.com,
Sept. 9, '03.
Some question FirstEnergy's
decision to cut jobs Cleveland.com,
Sept. 4, '03.
Blackout post-mortem
full of fingerpointing _ at least for now.
Cleveland.com,
Sept. 5, '03.
FirstEnergy official says system worked
properly before blackout Cleveland.com,
Sept. 5, '03.
Lag of Data to Grid Operator May Be a Key to
Blackout
NY Times, Sept.
5, 03.
Power
Failure in Britain Raises Questions NY Times, Sept.
1, 03.
Useful Web Links on Power & Energy
GE
John F. Welch Technology Centre
Centre
for Wind Energy Technology
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
Power industry in India.
Central Electricity Authority
India's Energy Sector
Handbook on energy
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th century
Electrical Research and Development Association (ERDA)
1. TERI Silver Jubilee Interview Series
2.
Dynamics of Waste Management
3. Joint forest management
THE
ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE
Directory
of Key Personnel in the Energy Industry (2003) in India
Top
Utilities Point Their Fingers at Each Other Over
Blackout
NY Times, Sept. 4, 03
Poor Utility
Cooperation led to blackout, CEO says
Electricity Forum.
Agency
wants new power plan Cleveland.com,
Aug. 29, '03.
National
Grid, UK
How to prevent future
blackout
C. S.
Monitor,
Aug 18, ' 03
In the belly of a generating beast
C.S. Monitor, Aug 18, ' 03
Behind the hum of a power-grid: human
choices
C.S. Monitor, Aug 22, ' 03
Experts Point to
Strains on Electric Grid's Specialists
NY Times, Sept 2, '03
Another
Friday Outrage N.Y.Times
Sept 2, ' 03
Panel says
electric deregulation has failed consumers Cleveland.com
Aug 29, '03
London Power Outage Platts.com
Aug 29, ' 03
Blackout
shines spotlight on solar-powered energy Cleveland.com,
Aug. 28, '03.
Fuel
Cell Locomotive Could Free Subways from Grid
NY
Times, Aug. 28, '03.
Wind Power's New
Current NY
Times, Aug. 28, '03.
Another
line may have shorted out, utility says Cleveland.com,
Aug. 27, '03.
Experts
doubt FirstEnergy could have quit grid Cleveland.com,
Aug. 27, '03.
Top
Blackout Shows Canada-U.S. Links in Security Vulnerability
NY
Times, Aug. 25, '03.
COMMENT:
Political will could solve the electricity crisis By John Dizard Financial
Times, Aug. 25, '03.
LEADER: The hole in the heart of the grid
Financial
Times, Aug 25, 2003
Grid
overhaul urged to avoid new blackout By
Marianne Brun-Rovet in Washington Financial
Times,
Aug 25, 2003.
Power
industry unveils $100B upgrade plan Computer
World, Aug. 25, '03.
Analysts say blackout began with a zap, and then got weird CentreDaily.com,
posted on Aug. 17, '03.
Power Failure PBS
News Hour, Aug. 25, '03.
Consumers Must Demand A (Pricey) New Power
Grid
Do we finally see the
light? W.
Post, Aug. 24, '03.
Technology and Brain Power Used to Tame an
Aging Grid
N.Y.Times Aug 25, '03
New Kind of Electricity Market Strains Old Wires
Beyond Limits N.Y.Times
Aug 24, ' 03
Experts Retrace a String of Mishaps Before the
Blackout
N.Y.T Aug 23, "03.
Top
How to Fix the Electrical Grid B.W
Online Aug 22, '03
Political Power Overload
B.W
Online Aug 22, ' 03
North
America Power Outage
Platts Global energy
The Cascading Blackout: Why Wasn't the Power
Outage Contained?
Electricity forum Aug ' 03
How to Fix the Electrical Grid
Business
Week, Aug. 22, '03.
Technology Key to Anticipating
Outages
NY
Times, Aug. 21, '03.
Fixing
the System ABCNews,
Aug. 16, '03.
Oversight Group
Warned Utilities on Power Flows N.Y.Times
Aug 21, ' 03
Energy Dept. Will
Take Control of Blackout Investigation N.Y.Times
Aug 20, 01
Ohio Utility Cites Problems Before Outage Electricity
Forum Aug 20, ' 03
Selling the
Public on More Lines
Despite
Needs, Many People Don't Want Cables, Towers Near Them W.Post
Aug 20, ' 03
Midwest Utilities Were
Warned About Pushing Limits of System NY
Times, Aug. 18, '03.
First Stop in Search
for Answers: 7 Ohio Power Lines W.Post
Aug. 19, '03
The Road to Ruin N.Y
Times Aug.19, ' 03
Top
UPDATE
3-FirstEnergy says too early to cast blackout blame BigNewsNetwork,
Aug. 18, '03.
Power Play Experts: Grid Fixes Will Mean Sacrifice, Investment
ABCNews.com,
Aug. 18, '03.
New work week begins as blackout
probe continues CNN.com,
Aug. 18, '03.
Midwest Utilities
Were Warned About Pushing Limits of System N.Y.Times
Aug 18, ' 03
North American
Electric Reliability Council Warned of Potential Blackout
Electricity
Forum
U.S. Power Lines Need Huge
Investment, Analysts Say
Electricity Forum.
Power failure began in
Ohio Attention turns to First Energy's power lines Toledoblade.com
Aug 17, ' 03
Protections
worked to keep the power on in Fort Wayne FortWayne.com,
Aug. 16, '03.
Grid
failure shunts the 'powerful' T.
of India, Aug. 16, '03.
Top
Three Ohio Lines May Have Caused U.S. - Canada Blackout NY
Times, Aug. 17, '03.
How blackout probe will unfold
Second-by-second timeline is one goal MSNBC
News, Aug. 17, '03.
Ohio Lines Failed
Before Blackout
N.Y.T Aug 17, ' 03
Experts Warned of Weak Power Grid Wired
News Aug 16, ' 03
Blackout
Pinned on Failed Lines in Ohio Chicago
Tribune, Aug. 16, '03.
Northeast, Midwest
Recover From Blackout Chicago
Tribune, Aug. 16, '03.
Power
Outage Update Aug 16, 11.00 am
Where's Your Backup System? BW
Online, Aug. 15, '03.
Warnings Long
Ignored on Aging Electric System NY
Times, Aug. 16, '03.
Grid Lock ABC
News.com, Aug. 15, '03.
Preliminary
Disturbance Report August 14, 2003 Sequence of Events NERC
Aug 14,"03.
UNPLUGGED PBS
News Hour Aug 15, '03
Power
Outage PBS News hour Aug 14, ' 03.
Cascading Power
Outage Missed Pittsburgh, Electricity
Forum News, Aug. 16, '03.
Experts Asking
Why Problems Spread So Far
N.Y.T Aug 16, ' 03
Woes
Spread Across Grid In an Instant Washington
Post, Aug. 15, '03.
Grid failure shunts the
'powerful' T.
of India, Aug. 15, '03.
Power Outage - Talking points - TVA,
Aug. 15, 2003
Power outage
darkens New York, Northeast, Canada EE
Times, Aug. 15, '03.
Power Failure
Reveals a Creaky System, Energy Experts Believe NY
Times, Aug. 14, '03.
Internet Survives Power Failure NY
Times, Aug. 14, '03.
Preliminary
Analysis of Measurement Data from New York Blackout of 2003 Enernex
Corporation
Blackout
hits 50 million in U.S., Canada Philly.com,
Aug. 15, '03.
Why we were spared Philly.com,
Aug. 15, '03.
TALE OF THE UNEXPECTED
Philly.com,
Aug. 15, '03.