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The Role of the Colorado PUC in Energy Assurance

The Role of the Colorado PUC in Energy Assurance. Larry Duran Public Utilities Commission. Topics…. Brief Background - PUC Power Outages / Utility Reporting (cyber / terrorist attacks , wildfires, floods etc.)

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The Role of the Colorado PUC in Energy Assurance

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  1. The Role of the Colorado PUC in Energy Assurance Larry Duran Public Utilities Commission

  2. Topics… • Brief Background - PUC • Power Outages / Utility Reporting (cyber / terrorist attacks, wildfires, floods etc.) • PUC’s Role as Essential Support Function-12 (energy) during SEOC activations

  3. Director – Doug Dean Commissioners: Joshua Epel – Chairman Pam Patton Glenn Vaad Who are the PUC Leadership?

  4. PUC Regulated Utility Industries. . . • Electric (IOU’s) • Gas Pipelines • Natural Gas • Railroad • Steam • Telecommunications • Transportation • Water

  5. Other Interfacing Government Bodies…. • FERC – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission • NERC – North American Electric Reliability Corp. (CIP’s) • NRRI – Nat’l Regulatory Research Institute • NARUC – Nat’l Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners • NASEO – Nat’l Association of State Energy Officials • NIST – National Institute of Standards & Technology • Many others….

  6. PUC Regulatory Role… • Power Outage Reporting to the PUC… • Rule 3203 - Interruptions of Service • Rule 3204 - Incidents • Rules 3250-3252, - Distribution Major Events • Rule 3252 – Power Generation or Transmission / Major Events (PUC – audit powers)

  7. Power Outages!... • What’s one of the biggest issues for power companies?... You guessed it…Trees ! • Let’s take a look at one incident... (Bellingham, WA) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVXi_0H_ZzM

  8. POWER OUTAGES !…. • The Power Grid Impact of the 2003 Northeast Blackout… • In just 3 minutes, 21 power plants shut down!...(256) • 8 US states & 2 Provinces of Canada • 1 in 3 Canadians • 1 in 7 Americans • 8 Fatalities • 70,000 MW of power & 400+ generators lost • 12 major airports closed • Economic loss estimated at $6,000,000,000.00 • -8/13/03 - Ohio • -Sammis-Star 345Kv • -12:15 pm – 4:13 pm • cascading ends

  9. PUC Recognizes Critical Power Requirement Interdependencies

  10. “Traditional” Electric Grid

  11. Today - There is More Automation, Far More Complexity…and More Cyber Attack Opportunities! • Major Utilities Today Are Leveraging Automation via New Technology and Processes Such As: • IT Equipment (i.e. OS390 mainframes / LPARs, mid-range servers etc) • Software (operating system, applications etc.) • Telecommunications Networks (LAN, WAN, HAN, FAN, open and/or closed configurations etc.)

  12. New Smart Grid Infrastructure

  13. Risks Just Keep on Coming… • Cyber Attacks - Viruses, Trojans, Worms, Botnets, Zombies, DOS etc. ! • Stuxnet - a computer worm (PLC) discovered in June 2010. It initially spreads via Microsoft Windows, and targets Siemensindustrial software and equipment such as…SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) • Heartbleed - a 2014 security bug in the open-sourceOpenSSLcryptography library, widely used to implement the Internet's Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.

  14. Strategies for Cyber Threats • Authentication • Authorization • Admission control • Encryption • Integrity checking • Auditing “Defense In Depth”

  15. Governor’s Disaster Declaration!....SEOC Activation !…. • PUC ESF-12 “ALL HAZARDS APPROACH” • PUC at State Emergency Operations Center • Contact Impacted Utilities (IOU, Municipal, REA) • Collect Utility Impact Assessment Data / Damage • Interface With CIAC for Threat Information • Provide Critical Support (i.e. High Park Fire, Flood) • Provide Customer Outage Status to SEOC PIO for Reporting to the Governor’s Office

  16. Public Utilities Commission • Contact Information: • Larry Duran MBA, MBCP, MBCI (ESF-12) 303-894-2538 lawrence.duran@state.co.us • Doug Dean, Director (ESF-12 Backup) 303-894-2007 doug.dean@state.co.us

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