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An Energy Emergency Tabletop Exercise

Bad Things Come in Three’s. An Energy Emergency Tabletop Exercise. June 7, 2009 2009 WCPSC Hawaii. Background and Baseline. Public Service Commission: 3 Commissioners 60 employees on staff 1 regulated electric utility. Population Served: 6 million people in the state

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An Energy Emergency Tabletop Exercise

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  1. Bad Things Come in Three’s An Energy Emergency Tabletop Exercise June 7, 2009 2009 WCPSC Hawaii

  2. Background and Baseline • Public Service Commission: • 3 Commissioners • 60 employees on staff • 1 regulated electric utility • Population Served: • 6 million people in the state • Average income $33,000/person • Median Age is 50 years old

  3. Background Continued • Electric Sector: • Total Net Generation: • 30% from Coal • 25% from Nuclear • 25% from Gas • 5% from Wind • Coal and nuclear are baseload sources. Natural gas supplies peak margins. • Peak loads reach 7000 MW • 15% of power is imported • Net Summer Capacity is 8,479 MW • Average Residential Retail Price 9.82 cents/kWh

  4. Channel AWSM Weather Report

  5. Stresses on the System • Temperatures in the 100’s and predicted to remain above normal. • Little additional import capacity available. • A major transmission path from the North is out for maintenance. Repairs are taking longer than expected due to an accident. • Excessive heat is the result of a widespread drought. Drought conditions result in lower than normal hydro reserves. • The Governor is being briefed for making statewide conservation appeals. • Reserve margins significantly deteriorating.

  6. Channel AWSM News @ 5

  7. Discussion Questions • What does the commission do in this extreme weather situation and in the face of reserve margin concerns? 2. What public health concerns must the commission and the utility handle? How will such efforts be coordinated? 3. What role could smart grid play in improving or exacerbating this situation? a. Who is responsible for public education of smart grid technologies? b. Is this an appropriate use of smart grid technologies? c. How will the commission interact with the consumer advocate’s office?

  8. The Commission has scheduled three public information meetings to discuss the proposed facility. The first will be held on Monday, June 8, 2009 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Overton High School Gymnasium located at 13584 Redmond Rd., Overton County. The second will be held on Tuesday, June 9 2009, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Landsmere High School Gymnasium located at 23230 Cook Rd, Landsmere County. The third will be held on Wednesday, June 10 2009, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Palisades County Recreational Center, Room A, Palisades County.

  9. Public Hearing #1 MondayJune 8, 2009

  10. Public Hearing #2 WednesdayJune 10, 2009

  11. THE NEXT DAY

  12. Commission Organizational Chart

  13. 40% of Commission Workforce is Out Including: Chief Information Officer, Information Technology  Division Mission: The mission of the Information Technology (IT) Division is to provide accurate, efficient and timely technology design, development, implementation, communications and maintenance support services to the agency and its respective divisions in support of their missions and objectives. Chief Hearing Officer, Legal Division Mission: To conduct hearings/arbitrations, analyze the evidence and draft recommended decisions for the commissioner's consideration and approval. Director, Utilities Division Mission: To recommend thoroughly researched, sound regulatory policy and rate recommendations to the commissioners, which are based on a balanced analysis of the benefits and impacts on all stakeholders and are consistent with the public interest.

  14. Utility Workforce + 40% of the utility line workers

  15. Task: Develop the Foundations of a Continuity of Operations Plan for the Commission and Working with the Utility • Questions to Consider: • Does the commission have a COOP? • What would put grid reliability at risk? • How does the commission work with the utility to plan for a pandemic? Do you know if the utility has a pandemic COOP? • Who is responsible for the duties of those who called in sick? • Do those people have all the resources necessary to carry out their new responsibilities? • Does the commission have employee training programs to handle such short staffing?

  16. Task: Develop a Public Outreach Plan to Address the Hysteria • Questions to Consider: • Do you react? • If so, what message are you sending the public? • Who is responsible for communicating with the public and with media?

  17. Center for Disease Control Daily H1N1 Update

  18. Taking Stock of the Scenario

  19. FridayJune 12, 2009 10: 47 am – Demands on system beginning to peak. 10:48 am – System operator attempts to fire up additional natural gas resources. 10:49 am – First attempt to fire up additional generation fails. 10:50 am – Attempt to bring on plant #2 fails. 500MW of capacity remain. 10:52 am – Greenbriar Nuclear Power Plant shuts down. Loss of nearly 1700MW of generation.

  20. What do you do?

  21. Discussion Questions: Recovery, Cost Recovery, and Securing the System • Do the commission and the utility have the technical expertise to handle a cyber security attack? • What recovery plans will be implemented? Who are the commission’s key partners in the recovery? • Is the commission aware of the NERC CIP Standards and other federal guidelines for cyber security? • What are the merits of individual state, regional, or nation-wide approaches to cyber security? • What cost recovery issues are raised by the impact on the system and measures taken in the future to secure the system against cyber attacks? • What other tools might the commission and utility employ to prevent such an occurrence in the future? Mutual aid agreements? • What is the timeline for recovery? Is the commission and utility aware of the lead times required to replace or repair certain parts of the system?

  22. Discussion Questions: Health and Public Welfare • What plans will the commission implement to ensure the continuity of operations at key public health, safety, and welfare facilities? • Are there any vulnerable communities that are disproportionately affected by the blackouts and what would you do to assist them? • Who are the commission’s key partners in communicating with the public?

  23. Outcomes • What’s the worst case scenario outcome? • What high probability situations? • What high consequence situations? • What’s the best case scenario outcome? • What key decisions and actions must be taken to steer away from the worst outcomes and towards the best outcomes?

  24. How’d They Do That?

  25. Tabletop-building Resources • NASEO/NARUC State Energy Assurance Guidelines www.naruc.org/cipbriefs/ • Energy Assurance and Emergency Preparedness Tabletop Exercise www.naruc.org/domestic • Scenarios building guidelines/templates/agendas • Example scenarios and exercise resources (multimedia, FAQ sheets, etc.) • Links to reports assembled by: NARUC, NGA, NASEO, NRRI DOE, and DHS

  26. Scenario-building Resources • Cyber Security • Securing Your and Industrial Control System Version 1.0bookstore.gpo.gov • Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Roadmap www.nist.gov/smartgrid/ • NERC- Cyber Security Standards www.nerc.com/filez/standards/Project_2008-06_Cyber_Security.html • Pandemic • NARUC’s 2005 Committee on Critical Infrastructure’sResolution for State Commissions’ Action Relative to Pandemic Preparedness www.naruc.org/Resolutions/CI-3PandemicPreparedness.pdf • Novel H1N1 Information and Guidance from the CDC www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/business/ • FluView from the CDC www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm

  27. Go forth and be prepared!!! Or have a nice evening at the beach!

  28. Additional Slides

  29. H1N1 Background: Origins • First detected in people in the United States in April 2009. • Cases of human infection were first confirmed in the U.S. in Southern California and near Guadalupe County, Texas. • The outbreak intensified rapidly and more and more states have been reporting cases of illness from this virus. • Other countries, including Mexico and Canada, have reported people sick with this new virus.

  30. H1N1 Background: Symptoms & Spreading the Virus • Symptoms: • Similar to those of regular human seasonal influenza: fever, lethargy, loss of appetite, coughing, sore throat, runny nose, vomiting, and diarrhea. • Diagnosis requires a specimen to be collected and sent to the CDC for testing within the first 4 or 5 days of illness • Spreading the Virus • The virus is contagious and spreading from human to human. • Spread from person to person through coughing or sneezing by people with influenza; occasionally by a person touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching his/her mouth or nose. • People may be contagious from one day before they develop symptoms to up to 7 days after they get sick.  Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods.

  31. H1N1 Background: Treatment & Prevention • Treatment • Influenza antiviral drugs work best when started within two 2 days after illness onset, but treatment with antiviral drugs should still be considered after 48 hours of symptom onset • H1N1 is susceptible (sensitive) to two drugs: oseltamivir and zanamivir. • It is resistant two the other two drugs approved to treat influenza. • Prevention • It is unclear at this time whether antiviral drugs can be used to prevent H1N1 • ·Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. • ·Wash your hands often with soap and water • ·Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. • ·Avoid close contact with sick people. • · If you are sick with a flu-like illness, stay home for 7 days after your symptoms begin or until you have been symptom-free for 24 hours, whichever is longer.

  32. Pandemic Planning Resources NARUC’s 2005 Committee on Critical Infrastructure’s Resolution for State Commissions’ Action Relative to Pandemic Preparedness: http://www.naruc.org/Resolutions/CI-3PandemicPreparedness.pdf Novel H1N1 Information and Guidance from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/business/ FluView from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm

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