Research Catalog

Title

The Con Edison power failure of July 13 and 14, 1977 : final staff report / Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, U.S. Department of Energy.

Author

United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : The Commission : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978.

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Description

v, 208 p. : ill.; 28 cm.

Summary

"On July 13, 1977 the entire electric load of the Con Edison system was lost, plunging New York City and Westchester County into darkness. The collapse resulted from a combination of natural events, equipment malfunctions, questionable system-design features, and operating errors. An attempt is made in this report to answer the following: what were the specific causes of the failure; if equipment malfunctions and operator errors contributed, could they have been prevented; to what extent was Con Edison prepared to handle such an emergency; and did Con Edison plan prudently reserve generation, for reserve transmission capability, for automatic equipment to protect its system, and for proper operator response to a critical situation. Following the introductory and summary section, additional sections include: the Consolidated Edison system; prevention of bulk power-supply interruptions; the sequence of failure and restoration; analysis of the July 1977 power failure; restoration sequence and equipment damage assessment; and other investigations of the blackout"--OSTI record abstract.

Series Statement

• Its [Report] ; DOE/FERC-0012
• United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. [Report] ; DOE/FERC-0012.

Subject

• Consolidated Edison Company of New York, inc
• Electric power failures > New York Metropolitan Area

Note

• "DOE/FERC-0012."
• "UC-13."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

LCCN

^^^78603004^//r85

OCLC

• 6423910
• SCSB-13203006

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library