Accession Number:

AD1166501

Title:

ELECTRICITY: Federal Efforts to Enhance Grid Resilience

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

United States Government Accountability Office

Personal Author(s):

• Rusco, Frank

Report Date:

2017-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

53

Abstract:

In light of increasing threats to the nations electricity grid, national policies have stressed the importance of enhancing the grids resilienceits ability to adapt to changing conditions withstand potentially disruptive events, such as the loss of power lines and, if disrupted, to rapidly recover.

Descriptors:

• congress
• trade associations
• united states government
• law
• department of homeland security
• surface transportation
• word processors
• business administration
• department of defense
• energy storage
• national governments
• natural disasters
• reliability
• teamwork
• united states
• governments
• homeland security

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Military Intelligence
• Electricity and Magnetism

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]