Reports and other documents from DOE and other relevant agencies, listed by topic.
- AUGUST 2003 BLACKOUT
- CONTROL SYSTEMS SECURITY
- COORDINATION OF FEDERAL TRANSMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS
- DEMAND RESPONSE
- DISTRIBUTED ENERGY
- ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY
- EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
- EMERGENCY RELIABILITY ORDERS
- ENERGY ASSURANCE
- ENERGY CORRIDORS ON FEDERAL LANDS
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007 (EISA)
- ENERGY POLICY ACT
- ENERGY STORAGE
- HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
- NATIONAL ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CONGESTION STUDIES
- PRESIDENTIAL PERMITS AND EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS
- SMART GRID
- STATE AND REGIONAL POLICY ASSISTANCE
- STRATEGIC PLANS
- TRANSMISSION RELIABILITY
CONTROL SYSTEMS SECURITY
- 21 Steps to Improve the Security of SCADA Systems
- A Summary of Control System Security Standards Activities in the Energy Sector (October, 2005)
- ABB SCADA/EMS System INEEL Baseline Summary Test Report (November 2004)
- Advanced Metering Infrastructure Security Considerations (November, 2007)
- Advanced Network Toolkit for Assessments and Remote Mapping - ANTFARM (August, 2008)
- AGA 12 Test Plan
- AGA-12, Part 2 Performance Test Results (August 2007)
- An Approach to Action for the Electricity Sector, North American Electric Reliability Council (June 2001) (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Categorizing Threat: Building and Using a Generic Threat Matrix (September, 2007)
- Common Cyber Security Vulnerabilities Observed in Control System Assessments by the INL NSTB Program (November, 2008)
- Control Systems Security Standards: Accomplishments & Impacts (November, 2007)
- Cyber Assessment Methods for SCADA Security (November 2005)
- Cyber Audit and Attack Detection Toolkit (May, 2008)
- Cyber Effects Analysis Using VCSE: Promoting Control System Reliability (September, 2008)
- Descriptive Model of a Generic WAMS (June, 2007)
- Detection and Analysis of Threats to the Energy Sector- DATES (May, 2008)
- Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges and Efforts to Secure Control Systems, U.S. Government Accounting Office (March 2004). (PDF 543 KB)
- EAC Recommendations on U. S. Grid Security (October 2011)
- Electricity Sector Response to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Challenge, North American Electric Reliability Council (May 2002) (PDF 189 KB)
- Framework for SCADA Security Policy (2005)
- Guide to Critical Infrastructure Protection Cyber Vulnerability Assessment. (November, 2007)
- Hallmark Project (May, 2008)
- Impacts of IPv6 on Infrastructure Control Systems (September, 2007)
- INL Cyber Security Research (PDF 1.05 MB)
- Lemnos Interoperable Security Program (May, 2008). (PDF 840 KB)
- Lessons Learned From Cyber Security Assessments of SCADA and Energy Management Systems (September, 2006)
- Mitigations for Security Vulnerabilities Found in Control System Networks (2006)
- National SCADA Test Bed Fact Sheet
- National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace (February 2003)
- NERC Top Ten Vulnerabilities List
- NSTB Security Standards Report
- Open PCS Security Architecture for Interoperable Design –OPSAID (June, 2008)
- OPSAID Initial Design and Testing Report (September, 2007)
- Preliminary Research and Development Roadmap for Protecting and Assuring the Energy Infrastructure, Transition Office of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection (TOPCCIP) (July 1998) (PDF 286 KB)
- Protecting Intelligent Distributed Power Grids Against Cyber Attacks (May 2008)
- Reference Model for Control & Automation Systems in Electrical Power
- Roadmap to Achieve Energy Delivery Systems Cybersecurity - 2011
- Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Energy Sector 2006
- Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Energy Sector 2006 – Executive Summary (January, 2006)
- Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Energy Sector 2006 - Presentation at the ieRoadmap Workshop (May 2008)
- Smart Grid Cybersecurity: Job Performance Model Report and Phase 1 Overview (August 2012)
- Secure ICCP Integration Considerations and Recommendations (June 2007)
- Secure SCADA Communication Protocol Performance Test Results (August 2007)
- Securing Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructures in the New Economy, National Petroleum Council (June 2001)
- Securing Wide Area Measurement Systems (June, 2007)
- Security Framework for Control System Data Classification and Protection (July, 2007)
- Security Metrics for Process Control Systems (September, 2007)
- Summary of Control System Security Standards Activities in the Energy Sector (October 2005) (PDF 425 KB)
- Technology Assessment: Cybersecurity for Infrastructure Protection, U.S. Government Accounting Office (May 2004) (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Threat Analysis Framework(September, 2007)
- Vulnerability Analysis of Energy Delivery Control Systems
COORDINATION OF FEDERAL TRANSMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS
- Memorandum of Understanding on Early Coordination of Federal Authorizations and Environmental Reviews Required in Order to Site Electric Transmission Facilities (August 2006)
DEMAND RESPONSE
- FERC’s National Action Plan for Demand Response 2010
- Memorandum of Understanding on Electric Utility Energy Efficiency, Demand Response, and the Smart Grid
- Benefits of Demand Response in Electricity Markets and Recommendations for Achieving Them (February 2006)
- Demand Response and Smart Metering Policy Actions Since the Energy Policy Act of 2005: A Summary for State Officials (National Council on Electricity Policy, Fall 2008)
- Loads Providing Ancillary Services: Review of International Experience
- NEDRI Final Report
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY
- Report: The Potential Benefits of Distributed Generation and Rate Related Issues That May Impede Its Expansion
- EPAct 2005 Section 1817 Public Comments on Report: The Potential Benefits of Distributed Generation nd Rate Related Issues that May Impede Its Expansion
ENERGY ASSURANCE
- Insurance as a Risk Management Instrument for Energy Infrastructure Security and Resilience, March 2013
- 2012 National Energy Assurance Planning Conference After-Action Report, August 2012
- Impacts of Long-term Drought on Power Systems in the U.S. Southwest, July 2012
- Energy Infrastructure Events and Expansions: Year-in-Review 2011, April 2012
- Dams and Energy Sectors Interdependency Study, September 2011
- Energy Infrastructure Events and Expansions: Year-in-Review 2010, August 2011
- Hardening and Resiliency: U.S. Energy Industry Response to Recent Hurricane Seasons, August 2010
- High-Impact, Low-Frequency Risk to the North American Bulk Power Grid, June 2010
- Energy Assurance Planning Bulletin:
- Volume 3, Number 4 (October 2012)
- Volume 3, Number 3 (July 2012)
- Volume 3, Number 2 (April 2012)
- Volume 3, Number 1 (January 2012)
- Volume 2, Number 4 (October 2011)
- Volume 2, Number 3 (July 2011)
- Volume 2, Number 2 (April 2011)
- Volume 2, Number 1 (January 2011)
- Volume 1, Number 4 (October 2010)
- Volume 1, Number 3 (July 2010)
- Volume 1, Number 2 (April 2010)
- Volume 1, Number 1 (January 2010)
ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY
- Electricity Reliability Impacts of a Mandatory Cooling Tower Rule for Existing Steam Generation Units
- Emergency Petition and Complaint of the District of Columbia Public Service Commission - 2005-2007
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
- Overview of Response to Hurricane Sandy-Nor'Easter and Recommendations for Improvement (February 2013)
- Comparing the Impacts of Northeast Hurricanes on Energy Infrastructure, April 2013
- Energy Emergency Preparedness Quarterly:
- Energy Sector Specific Plan 2010
- Comparing the Energy Infrastructure Impacts of the 2005 and 2008 Hurricanes, February 2009
- Energy Sector Specific Plan 2007
- ESF - 12 Annex
- Federal Partners and Functions
- Year-in-Review: 2010: Energy Infrastructure Events and Expansions
EMERGENCY RELIABILITY ORDERS
ENERGY CORRIDORS ON FEDERAL LANDS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- Customer-Sited Resources and Utility Profits: Aligning Incentives with Public Policy Goals, Florida, August 2008
Overview of Utility Incentives, Kansas, August 2008 - Decoupling: Mechanics and Issues, New Mexico, June 2008
- IllinoiEnergy Efficiency Policy Rules: Options for Illinois, Illinois, November 2006
- Eight Approaches to Enable Greater Energy Efficiency: A Guide for State Government Officials (November 2009), prepared by the National Council on Electricity Policy
- The Shifting Landscape of Ratepayer-Funded Energy Efficiency in the U.S (October 2009), prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007 (EISA)
- The National Action Plan on Demand Response (July 2011)
- The Effect of Private Wire Laws on Development of Combined Head and Power Facilities (January 2009)
- Study of the Effect of Private Wire Laws on Development of Combined Heat and Power Facilities (January 2009)
ENERGY POLICY ACT
ENERGY POLICY ACT - Reports to Congress
- Benefits of Demand Response in Electricity Markets and Recommendations for Achieving Them - Section 1252 of the Energy Policy Act
- Benefits of Using Mobile Transformers and Mobile Substations for Rapidly Restoring Electrical Service - Section 1816(b) of the Energy Policy Act
- Competition in Wholesale and Retail Markets for Electric Energy - Section 1815 of the Energy Policy Act
- Corridors and Rights-of-Way on Federal Lands - Section 1221(b) of the Energy Policy Act
- Economic Dispatch of Electric Generation Capacity (February 2007) - Section 1234/Section 1832 of the Energy Policy Act
- The Value of Economic Dispatch (November 2005) - Section 1234/Section 1832 of the Energy Policy Act
- Electric Transmission and Distribution Programs - Section 925(b) of the Energy Policy Act
- Indian Land Rights-of-Way Study (May 2007) - Section 1813 of the Energy Policy Act
- Indian Land Rights-of-Way Study (August 2006) - Section 1813(b) of the Energy Policy Act
- National Electric Transmission Congestion Study - Section 1221(a) of the Energy Policy Act
- Potential Benefits of Distributed Generation and Rate Related Issues That May Impede Its Expansion (Report) - Section 1817 of the Energy Policy Act
- Potential Benefits of Distributed Generation and Rate-Related Issues That May Impede Its Expansion (Study) - Section 1817 of the Energy Policy Act
- State and Regional Policies That Promote Energy Efficiency Programs Carried Out by Electric and Gas Utilities - Section 139 of the Energy Policy Act
- Steps to Establish a Real-Time Transmission Monitoring System for Transmission Owners and Operators within the Eastern and Western Interconnections - Section 1839 of the Energy Policy Act
- Workforce Trends in the Electric Utility Industry - Section 1101(b) of the Energy Policy Act
ENERGY STORAGE
- Advanced Materials and Devices for Stationary Electrical Energy Storage Applications
- Electric Power Industry Needs for Grid-Scale Storage Applications
- Frequency Regulation Using Fast Energy Storage (PDF 342 KB)
- Energy Storage Activities in the United States Electricity Grid, May 2011
- Estimating the Value of Electricity Storage Resources in Electricity Markets (October 2011)
HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
- An Assessment of Fault Current Limiter Testing Requirements (February 2009)
- Albany Cable Project
- Cable Overview
- Columbus Cable Project
- HTS Partners
- LIPA Cable Project
NATIONAL ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CONGESTION STUDIES
PRESIDENTIAL PERMITS AND EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS
- North America Regulation of International Electricity Trade
- Guide to Federal Regulation of Sales of Imported Electricity in Canada, Mexico and the United States
- Electric Utilities Covered in 2003 and 2004 by Title I of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) of 1978, as Amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005
- Instructions to Report Annual and Quarterly International Electrical Import/Export Data
- Orders Issued - Export Authorizations
- Orders Issued - Presidential Permits
- Pending Applications
SMART GRID
- Smart Grid Investment Grant Program Impact Reports
- Reliability Improvements from the Application of Distribution Automation Technologies - Intial Results (December 2012)
- Demand Reductions from the Application of Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Pricing Programs, and Customer-Based Systems - Initial Results (December 2012)
- Application of Automated Controls for Voltage and Reactive Power Management - Initial Results (December 2012)
- Operations and Maintenance Savings from Advanced Metering Infrastructure - Initial Results (December 2012)
- Smart Grid R&D Multi-Year Program Plan (2010-2014) - September 2012 Update
- The CIP Report: Smart Grid Security (August 2012)
- Smart Grid Investment Grant Program Progress Report (July 2012)
- Smart Grid R&D Multi-Year Program Plan (2010-2014) - September 2011 Update
- Microgrid Workshop Report August 2011
- OE Power Electronics Program Plan - April 2011
- 2010 Smart Grid System Report (February 2012)
- 2009 Smart Grid System Report (July 2009)
- A Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid
- Smart Grid: An Introduction
- Memorandum of Understanding on Electric Utility Energy Efficiency, Demand Response, and the Smart Grid (PDF 30 KB)
- Grid 2030 Vision
- Smart Grid Diagram (PDF 116 KB)
- Smart Grid Implementation Workshop (PDF 437 KB)
- How the CERTS Microgrid Evolved from Concept to Practice
STATE AND REGIONAL POLICY ASSISTANCE
- “List of Covered Electric Utilities” under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) as Applicable to “States-Must- Consider” Provisions under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005) and Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007)
- Benefits of Demand Response in Electricity Markets and Recommendations for Achieving Them (Pursuant to Sec. 1252 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005)
- Coordinating Interstate Electric Transmission Siting: An Introduction to the Debate,” booklet by the National Council on Electricity Policy, published July 2008
- Electricity Transmission, A Primer, booklet by the National Council on Electricity Policy, published June 2004
- State and Regional Policies That Promote Energy Efficiency Programs Carried Out by Electric and Gas Utilities - Section 139 of the Energy Policy Act
STRATEGIC PLANS
- OE 2010 Strategic Plan (September 2009)
Presentation format (8.5 x 11)
Brochure format (11 x 17) - OE Research & Development Strategic Plan
TRANSMISSION RELIABILITY
- North American Synchrophasor Initiative (NASPI) Program Factsheet (June 2012)
- Advanced Applications Development Program Factsheet (June 2012)
- Reliability and Markets Program Factsheet (June 2012)
- Interdependence of Electricity System Infrastructure and Natural Gas Infrastructure - EAC (October 2011)
- Transmission Reliability Program Fact Sheet
- Fact Sheet on the Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced Cable (ACCR) technology (PDF 83 KB)