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With increasing pressure from extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and new demand patterns, utilities are prioritizing reliability and resilience across both transmission and distribution systems. This track explores how utilities are hardening assets, modernizing infrastructure, and strengthening the bulk power system to minimize disruptions and accelerate recovery.
Core Concepts Discussed
- System reliability standards (SAIDI, SAIFI, CAIDI)
- Grid resilience planning
- Risk mitigation and hazard preparedness
- Bulk power system reliability
- Black start readiness
- Hardening infrastructure against extreme weather
- Proactive outage management
- Restoration and recovery strategies
- Regulatory reliability mandates (NERC/FERC)
- Building “self-healing” grid capabilities
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