APEC Seminar on Earthquake Disaster Management of Energy Supply Systems

1. APEC Seminar on Earthquake Disaster Management of Energy Supply Systems Earthquake Response and RecoveryPlanning at a Major CanadianElectric UtilityPresented byDoug McLeodDisaster Preparedness CoordinatorBC HydroBritish Columbia, Canada2003 September 03Taipei

2. Presentation Outline British Columbia and BC Hydro Earthquake Hazard Response Planning Structure Response and Recovery Organization Coordination Among Energy Suppliers Coordination With Governments

5. British Columbia and Taiwan

6. British Columbia • Canada’s third largest province by area (950,000 km2) and by population (4.1 million) • Hydro electricity - 11,000 MW, 65,000 GWh/year • Thermal electricity (gas, diesel) - 1,000 MW • Natural gas - 4,000,000,000 m3consumed • Coal - mostly for export (no coal electric generation) • Petroleum products (oil, gasoline) - 11,000,000 m3

8. BC Hydro Profile • Canada’s second largest electric utility • Generation, Transmission, Distribution • 11,000 MW installed capacity, 90% hydro • 3.8 Million customers • 45,000 - 55,000 GWH annually • 18,000 km (transmission), 56,000 km (distribution) • 2002/2003 revenue of C$ 4.4 Billion • Assets of about C$9 Billion • 4,000 employees

9. BC Hydro’s Operating Areas

10. W.A.C. Bennett Dam

11. Revelstoke Dam

12. Elsie Lake Dams

13. Transmission System

14. Transmission System

15. Seismic Design for Transmission

16. Seismic Design for Transmission

17. Distribution System

18. Distribution System

19. World Seismicity, 1975 - 1995

20. PGA Hazard Map AEF = 1/475 (i.e 10% in 50 yrs) Ref. NBCC, 1995

21. Cascadia Subduction Zone - Plan

22. Cascadia Environment Crustal EQs Intraplate EQs Interplate EQs

23. Emergency Response Planning Structure • Corporate Policy Statement - Safety • “Each Strategic Business Unit will prepare emergency response plans and ensure employees are qualified and equipped for emergency response” • Prime driver for all emergency preparedness activities

24. Emergency Preparedness Governance Structure Line Management Guidance and Coordination External Board of Directors BC Gov’t Cabinet Chair Deputy Ministers Emergency Preparedness Council Chair’s Committee Disaster Preparedness Steering Committee Vice-Presidents Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Corporate Disaster Preparedness Program Team Inter-agency Emergency Preparedness Council Line of Business/Service Organization Emergency Preparedness Teams Line Managers

25. Corporate Disaster Preparedness Team • Standardize department response structure • Employee awareness • Senior management training • Exercises to evaluate effectiveness • Reporting to senior management • Team leader: Disaster Preparedness Coordinator

26. Business Unit (Department) Responsibilities • Develop and maintain own response plan • Acquire facilities • Train staff in emergency response duties • Local exercises • Continuous improvements to local program • Participate in corporate training and exercises

27. Exercises • Three types: • Orientation session • introduction, familiarization • Table top • background scenario • question and answer • discussion • Simulation (Command Post) • close to real situation, no movement of resources

28. Emergency Response & Recovery Department Plans: • Emergency centre location, facilities • Role of centre and specific functions • Procedures used for response (if different from routine) • Specific staff assigned for initial response • Contact information for other centres and external • agencies • Administrative activities related to maintenance of plan

29. Emergency Response & Recovery

30. Emergency Response & Recovery Control Centres: • Operated by separate company • Lead role in establishing priorities for restoration, and • develop high level recovery plan • Coordinate actions related to operation of inter- • connected western North American electricity grid Corporate Emergency Centre: • Approves recovery plan • Allocates resources according to plan • Coordinates communications related to response and • recovery

31. Emergency Response & Recovery Mutual Aid: • Agreements with neighbouring utilities: • line workers and equipment • circumstances for requesting, providing mutual aid • types and quantities of resources potentially available • safety protocols • payment for services, equipment, expenses • Major materials and equipment registry

32. Emergency Response & Recovery Communications: • Many stakeholders involved: • company responders, management • city, regional, provincial governments • industrial, commercial, residential customers • local, national, international media • employees, families • Coordinated through team in Corporate Emergency Centre • reports to and requires approval of senior management for release of information externally • Ensures consistency of messages to all stakeholders

33. Emergency Response & Recovery

34. Emergency Response & Recovery Coordination Among Energy Suppliers: • Interdependencies: • Electric grid interconnections • Electricity for energy transportation systems • Petroleum products - fuels for some types of electricity generation (natural gas, oil) • Communications among suppliers • Fuel for transportation of response & recovery resources

35. Emergency Response & Recovery Coordination Among Energy Suppliers: • Coordination methods: • Regional emergency planning committees • Utilities emergency planning forum • Business emergency planning organizations • Electricity grid operating agreements • Mutual aid agreements

36. Emergency Response & Recovery Coordination With Governments: • Government responsibilities defined in legislation • Local governments (cities/towns) • Provincial responsibilities outside of cities/towns • Provincial coordination to assist local governments • Energy suppliers to meet local government needs • Involvement in local and provincial coordinating groups

37. Summary • Large electric utility - significant earthquake threat • Board of Directors is driver for planning requirements • Governance structure with defined responsibilities • Planning structure involving all areas of corporation • Formal emergency response plans and structure • Coordination among energy suppliers and utilities • Coordination with government agencies • Management & employee commitment!

38. Thank you