Full Committee Hearing to Examine Blackstart
The process for returning energy to the power grid after a system-wide blackout.
October 11, 2018
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
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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Sen. Lisa Murkowski
ChairmanSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources -
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Ranking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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Dr. David S. Ortiz
Acting Director, Office of Electric ReliabilityFederal Energy Regulatory Commission -
Mr. Juan J. Torres
Associate Laboratory Director, Energy Systems IntegrationNational Renewable Energy Laboratory -
Ms. Joy Ditto
President and CEOUtilities Technology Council -
Mr. Thomas J. Galloway Sr.
President and CEONorth American Transmission Forum -
Mr. Andrew Ott
President and CEOPJM Interconnection LLC -
Mr. Timothy M. Yardley
Senior Associate Director of Technology and Workforce DevelopmentUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
