Hearings and Business Meetings
Oct 11 2018
10:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Full Committee Hearing to Examine Blackstart
The process for returning energy to the power grid after a system-wide blackout.
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building 10:00 AM
The hearing will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the hearing is to examine blackstart, which is the process for returning energy to the power grid after a system-wide blackout, and other system restoration plans in the electric utility industry.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
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Opening Remarks
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ChairmanSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Sen. Maria CantwellRanking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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Acting Director, Office of Electric ReliabilityFederal Energy Regulatory CommissionOrtiz Testimony 10-11-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (30.9 KBs)
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Associate Laboratory Director, Energy Systems IntegrationNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryTorres Testimony 10-11-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (54.0 KBs)
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President and CEOUtilities Technology Council
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President and CEONorth American Transmission ForumGalloway Testimony 10-11-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (716.3 KBs)
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President and CEOPJM Interconnection LLCOtt Testimony 10-11-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (867.0 KBs)
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Senior Associate Director of Technology and Workforce DevelopmentUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignYardley Testimony 10-11-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (133.4 KBs)
