Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Performance of the Electric Power System Under Certain Weather Conditions
Focusing on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions
January 23, 2018
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The full committee hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. EST in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of this hearing is to examine the performance of the electric power system in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic during recent winter weather events, including the bomb cyclone.
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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The Honorable Kevin McIntyre
ChairmanFederal Energy Regulatory Commission -
The Honorable Bruce Walker
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy ReliabilityU.S. Department of Energy -
Mr. Charles A. Berardesco
Interim President and Chief Executive OfficerNorth American Electric Reliability Corporation -
Ms. Allison Clements
PresidentGoodgrid LLC -
Mr. Andrew Ott
President & CEOPJM Interconnection, LLC -
Mr. Gordon van Welie
President and Chief Executive OfficerISO New England, Inc.