February 27, 2002
Report

Electric Power Interruption Cost Estimates for Individual Industries, Sectors, and U.S. Economy

Abstract

During the last 20 years, utilities and researchers have begun to understand the value in the collection and analysis of interruption cost data. The continued investigation of the monetary impact of power outages will facilitate the advancement of the analytical methods used to measure the costs and benefits from the perspective of the energy consumer. More in-depth analysis may be warranted because of the privatization and deregulation of power utilities, price instability in certain regions of the U.S. and the continued evolution of alternative auxiliary power systems.

Revised: October 9, 2009 | Published: February 27, 2002

Citation

Balducci P.J., J.M. Roop, L.A. Schienbein, J.G. DeSteese, and M.R. Weimar. 2002. Electric Power Interruption Cost Estimates for Individual Industries, Sectors, and U.S. Economy Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.