PNNL

Abstract

The U.S. electric system is undergoing transformative change. Research and investments into every level of the system – generation, transmission, and distribution – offer an opportunity to improve its resilience to external disruptions. Power system resilience is particularly important to the U.S. coasts, where utilities may be spatially limited in solutions and unique vulnerabilities are present. This paper will review the most recent federal perspective on resilience for the power system; knowledge gaps and research avenues; specific resiliency concerns on the Oregon coast and the national-state-local utility partnership under development.