Toward Bulk Power System Resilience: Approaches for Regional Transmission Operators

Extreme weather, such as hurricanes and other storms, is the primary cause of widespread power failure in the United States. Power failures can have a significant impact on our society. With the increased frequency and intensity of these extreme weather events and future risks brought on by an evolving resource mix and the increased potential for cyber- and physical attacks, beyond reliability, the resilience of the power grid is becoming more critical. The energy industry is working to improve resilience to make the grid stronger and smarter so it can better withstand disruptive events and reduce the magnitude and duration of any power failures that do occur.