Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) networks contain computers and applications that perform key functions in providing essential services and commodities (e.g., electricity, natural gas, gasoline, water, waste treatment, transportation)...
Industry is aware of the need for Control System (CS) security, but in on-site assessments, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has observed that security procedures and devices are not consistently and effectively implemented. The Department of Homeland...
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Transmission Reliability Program is supporting the research, deployment, and demonstration of various wide area measurement system (WAMS) technologies to enhance the reliability of the Nation’s electrical power gr...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Energy Assurance Planning (EAP) Bulletin, April 1 2011, Volume 2 No. 2
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Energy Assurance Planning (EAP) Bulletin, January 3 2011, Volume 2 No. 1
In its role as the lead Sector-Specific Agency for the Energy Sector, the Department of Energy has worked closely with dozens of government and industry partners to prepare this updated 2010 Energy Sector-Specific Plan (SSP). Much of that work was cond...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Energy Assurance Planning (EAP) Bulletin, October 1 2010, Volume 1, No. 4
This paper provides a brief summary of the potential impacts that a devastating earthquake within the New Madrid Seismic Zone would have on the Nation’s critical energy infrastructure. It concludes by addressing the potential major issues that should...