EPG Reliability

Planning

Transmission &
Competitive Markets

Reliability

Experience

Projects

Renewables

Technology

Contracts

EPG Team is led by Vikram Budhraja and includes John Ballance, Jim Dyer, Carlos Martinez, Manu Parashar, Martha Martinez, Jaime Medina, Joe Coroas, and Jim Terpening.

	Experience

Electric Power Group provides management and strategic services to power technology companies, start-ups and new ventures targeting the electric power industry. Our services include:

●	Grid Operations and Management
●	Reliability Standards
●	Control Area and Control Center Operations
●	Reliability Audits
●	Training
●	System Assessments
●	Wide Area Reliability Monitoring

Projects / Experience

Reliable operation of the electric power grid is critical to the U.S. Economy. In recent years there has been an increasing incidence of major power outages, for example:

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Eastern Interconnection Blackout in August 2003

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Multiple outages in 1999 in Chicago, New Orleans, New York City, New England, Delmarva, New Jersey, Long Island and South Central States

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MAPP break up in 1998

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San Francisco outage in 1998

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Minnesota-Wisconsin separation in 1997

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Western Systems Coordinating Council (WSCC) system breakup in 1996

These incidents have raised significant policy concerns about the adequacy of tools, systems, processes, communications, equipment, training, and standards for assuring reliable operation of the power grid. EPG team has extensive experience in system reliability including review of operations, assessment of tools, technologies and systems; training; and analysis of power outages and system vulnerabilities. EPG team projects and experience includes:

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Post Outage Study Team (POST) established by Department of Energy to investigate the outages that occurred in the U.S. in 1999

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August 14, 2003 Eastern Interconnection Blackout Investigations in support of the U.S. – Canadian Power Systems Outage Task Force and North American Electric Reliability Council

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North American Electric Reliability Council projects on reliability standards and real-time ACE-Frequency monitoring

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Development of Reliability Solutions and Technologies for grid performance monitoring include ACE, Frequency, Voltage, System Dynamics Using Phasors, Ancillary Services, and Suppliers Performance

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Development of WECC’s Reliability Management System implementing mandatory rules for reliability management