COMMUNICATIONS, CYBER RESILIENCE,
AND THE FUTURE OF THE
U.S. Electric Power System
PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP
Anne Frances Johnson, Rapporteur
Committee on the Future of Electric Power in the U.S.
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
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COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER IN THE U.S.
M. GRANGER MORGAN, NAS,1 Carnegie Mellon University, Chair
ANURADHA M. ANNASWAMY, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ANJAN BOSE, NAE,2 Washington State University
TERRY BOSTON, NAE, Terry Boston, LLC
KAREN BUTLER-PURRY, Texas A&M University
JEFFERY DAGLE, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
DEEPAKRAJ M. DIVAN, NAE, Georgia Institute of Technology
MICHAEL HOWARD, Electric Power Research Institute
CYNTHIA HSU, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
REIKO KERR, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
NANCY LANGE, MISO Board of Directors
KAREN L. PALMER, Resources for the Future
H. VINCENT POOR, NAE/NAS, Princeton University
WILLIAM H. SANDERS, Carnegie Mellon University
SUSAN F. TIERNEY, Analysis Group
DAVID G. VICTOR, University of California, San Diego
ELIZABETH J. WILSON, Dartmouth College
Staff
K. JOHN HOLMES, Director, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
ELIZABETH ZEITLER, Senior Program Officer
BRENT HEARD, Associate Program Officer
HEATHER LOZOWSKI, Financial Manager
MICHAELA KERXHALLI-KLEINFELD, Research Associate
REBECCA DEBOER, Research Assistant
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1 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
2 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
BOARD ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
JARED COHON, NAE,1 Carnegie Mellon University, Chair
DAVID T. ALLEN, University of Texas, Austin
VICKY BAILEY, Anderson Stratton Enterprises, LLC
CARLA BAILO, Center for Automotive Research
W. TERRY BOSTON, NAE, Terry Boston, LLC
WILLIAM BRINKMAN, NAS,2 Princeton University
DEEPAKRAJ M. DIVAN, NAE, Georgia Institute of Technology
MARCIUS EXTAVOUR, XPRIZE
T.J. GLAUTHIER, TJ Glauthier Associates, LLC
NAT GOLDHABER, Claremont Creek Ventures
KELLY SIMS GALLAGHER, Tufts University
BARBARA KATES-GARNICK, Tufts University
JOANN MILLIKEN, Independent Consultant
DOROTHY ROBYN, Boston University
ALEXANDER SLOCUM, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
JOHN WALL, NAE, Cummins, Inc.
ROBERT WEISENMILLER, California Energy Commission (Retired)
Staff
K. JOHN HOLMES, Director
JAMES ZUCCHETTO, Senior Scientist
ELIZABETH ZEITLER, Senior Program Officer
BRENT HEARD, Associate Program Officer
HEATHER LOZOWSKI, Financial Manager
MICHAELA KERXHALLI-KLEINFELD, Research Associate
REBECCA DEBOER, Research Assistant
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
2 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This Proceedings of a Workshop was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings:
David Batz, Edison Electric Institute,
Marc Child, Great River Energy, and
Paul Skare, Pacific Northwest Laboratory.
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the proceedings nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this proceedings was overseen by John Manferdelli, Northeastern University. He was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this proceedings was carried out in accordance with standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the rapporteur and the National Academies.
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