Electric Utilities Prepare for Storms, Why Not Wide Area Blackouts?
When Hurricane Idalia was making its way towards Florida, electric utilities there prepared for the worst. However, electric utilities...
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Tony Sleva, President
Aug 31, 20234 min read
Climate Change and Security Risks Necessitate Updates to Power System Models
Last week, I shared my experience at the FERC and NERC joint technical conference on power system physical security. Because I was unable...
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Tony Sleva, President
Aug 24, 20234 min read
Gatekeeping at the FERC – NERC Physical Security Joint Technical Conference
On August 10, 2023, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) hosted a joint conference with the Federal Energy...
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Tony Sleva, President
Aug 3, 20235 min read
As Climate Change Worsens, Update NERC MOD-031-2 — Demand and Energy Data
Continuing our series on NERC’s Reliability Standards, this week the focus is on MOD-031-2 — Demand and Energy Data. This standard...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jul 27, 20234 min read
NERC PRC-010-2 – Undervoltage Load Shedding: Concerns and Improvements
In the latest installment of this series on NERC’s Reliability Standards, I focus on PRC-010-2 – Undervoltage Load Shedding. It is vital...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jul 20, 20235 min read
How NERC Can Improve Reliability Standard CIP-014-3 - Physical Security
In this series, I rely on my 50+ years in the electric utility industry to outline concerns and improvements to NERC’s Reliability...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jul 13, 20235 min read
Improvements to NERC Reliability Standard FAC-008-5 – Facility Ratings
As an electrical engineer with more than 50 years of experience designing and operating electric power systems, I’ve observed the...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jun 15, 20233 min read
Staged Fault Tests: Cost and Schedule
This is part 4 in a series on staged fault testing. Staged fault testing is vital to grid reliability, especially as the fourth...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jun 8, 20234 min read
Analyzing Staged Fault Test Results
This is part 3 in a series on staged fault testing. In this series, we’ve explored why staged fault testing is essential for grid...
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Tony Sleva, President
May 25, 20234 min read
Staged Fault Testing: Demonstrating Results
This is part 2 in a series on staged fault testing. As more distributed renewable energy sources are connected to the grid, and heat...
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Tony Sleva, President
May 18, 20235 min read
Staged Fault Testing: A Proactive Approach to Grid Reliability
Staged fault testing is key to preventing protection system misoperations. This is not only important to prevent nuisance misoperations;...
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Tony Sleva, President
May 11, 20234 min read
Before Staged Fault Testing: Exploring Grid Conditions
Last week, we discussed the risk of wide area blackouts from renewable energy transfer to the grid. We concluded that staged fault...
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Tony Sleva, President
May 3, 20234 min read
Renewable Energy and Risk of Wide Area Blackouts
Last week, we talked about renewable energy transfer from the production source to the grid. We noted that the two best options for...
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Tony Sleva, President
Apr 26, 20233 min read
Renewable Energy Transfer: From Source to Grid
After energy is produced, it needs to be transferred to the electric energy grid, frequently referred to as the electric power grid, so...
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Tony Sleva, President
Apr 20, 20235 min read
The Energy Production/Energy Consumption Conundrum
Last week, we discussed updates to electric utilities’ cost structures that will greatly benefit utilities in the future with widespread...
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Tony Sleva, President
Apr 13, 20234 min read
Updated Cost Structures Improve Utilities’ Relationship with Renewables
Renewable energy must be expanded to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent the worst impacts of climate change. When considering a...
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Tony Sleva, President
Apr 5, 20234 min read
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Footprints
This is part three in a series dedicated to helping electric utilities prepare for a future with wide-spread electric vehicle (EV) usage....
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Tony Sleva, President
Mar 22, 20235 min read
After IPCC Report, Electric Utilities Must Pursue Energy Storage Technology
Throughout our recent series on electric vehicles (EVs), readers have commented with concerns about how electric utilities will provide...
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Tony Sleva, President
Mar 15, 20235 min read
Infrastructure Investments for Electric Vehicle Charging
This is part two in a series dedicated to helping electric utilities prepare for a future with wide-spread electric vehicle (EV) usage....
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Tony Sleva, President
Mar 8, 20235 min read
Electric Vehicle Charging: Impacts for Electric Utilities
This is part one in a series dedicated to helping electric utilities prepare for a future with wide-spread electric vehicle (EV) usage....
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