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NERC has worked closely with the Joint US-Canada Task Force and all affected entities to investigate the causes of the August 14, 2003, blackout.  Significant information and reports about the blackout investigation are posted below. 

August 14, 2003 Blackout Investigation
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Acrobat 85 KB 03/18/11

Examples of Major Bulk Electric System Power Outages

Acrobat 343 KB August 2007 Reporting of Electric Reliability Information by Canadian Entities
Re:  Recommendation 10 of the U.S. - Canada Power System Outage Task Force Report
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 08/02/06

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ISPE Presentation - Impacts and Actions Resulting from the August 14 Blackout

ISPE Annual Conf - August 14 Blackout EPA of 2005
Acrobat 81 KB 9/16/05 FirstEnergy 2005 Verification Team Report
Acrobat 232 KB 08/15/05 Ensuring a Reliable North American Electric System in a Competitive Marketplace (Discussion Paper)
Prepared for:  The U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force
Acrobat 389 KB 07/14/05 NERC report to the US-Canada Power System Outage Task Force on the status of the August 2003 Blackout Recommendations
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06/30/05		 U.S. Canada Bilateral Electric Reliability Oversight Group Agreement
Press Release
Acrobat 1,956 KB 05/16/05 Frequency-Ace Data Analysis Study - August 14, 2003 Blackout Investigation Report
Acrobat 798 KB 03/18/05 A Review of System Operations Leading up to the Blackout of August 14, 2003
PowerPoint 5,378 KB 12/08/04 Minnesota Power Systems Conference Presentation - November 2, 2004
Acrobat 28 KB 10/18/04 Recommendation 6a - Improve Operator and Reliability Coordinator Training
Acrobat 93 KB 09/23/04 Utility Vegetation Management and Bulk Electric Reliability Report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - September 7, 2004
Acrobat 792 KB 08/13/04 The August 14, 2003 Blackout One Year Later: Actions Taken in the United States and Canada to Reduce Blackout Risk
Acrobat 237 KB 08/13/04 The August 14, 2003 Blackout One Year Later: Actions Taken in the United States and Canada to Reduce Blackout Risk (Formatted for Printing)
Acrobat 71 KB 08/11/04 Status Report on NERC Implementation of August 14, 2003, Blackout Recommendations
Acrobat 111 KB 07/13/04 NERC Final Blackout Recommendations
Acrobat 2,501 KB 07/13/04 Technical Analysis of the August 14, 2003, Blackout - Final NERC Steering Group Report to NERC Board of Trustees
HTML   07/02/04 Remedial Actions Taken to Respond to Blackout Recommendations
Zip File 4,098 KB 06/23/04 Gerry Cauley Presentation to International Right of Way Maintenance Conference, June 22, 2004

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06/11/04

 Letter from Michehl R. Gent, President and CEO, NERC to the Honorable John D. Dingell, U.S. House of Representatives concerning the "organizational independence" of the regional reliability councils that make up NERC.  

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06/02/04

 Letter from Michehl R. Gent, President and CEO, NERC to the Secretary of Energy, Spencer Abraham concerning the reliability of the North American bulk power system.




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 "Final Report on the August 14, 2003 Blackout in the United States and Canada:  Causes and Recommendations," U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force, April 5, 2004.

Chapter 1-3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7-10
Appendices
Acrobat 1,677 KB 03/11/04 Blackout Presentation to APPA, March 9, 2004
Acrobat 1,376 KB 03/01/04 Utility Vegetation Management Final Report - March 2004
Acrobat 3,088 KB 02/27/04 Blackout Presentation to IEEE Tampa, February 26, 2004
Acrobat 129 KB 02/19/04 Media Briefing Talking Points
Acrobat 91 KB 02/10/04 Board Approved Blackout Recommendations - February 10, 2004
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 01/26/04

Summary of Responses to Michehl Gent’s October 15, 2003, Letter on Near-Term Actions to Ensure Reliability
Zip File 379 KB 01/12/04 Technical Conference Presentations and Breakout Reports - Toronto, January 9, 2004
Acrobat 22 KB 12/24/03 Industry Technical Conference Announcement and Agenda - January 9, 2004
Acrobat 396 KB 12/24/03 Transcript of the December 16, 2003 Technical Conference
Acrobat 1,229 KB 12/18/03 Utility Vegetation Management Initial Report, Joint U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force - December 2003
Zip File 8,243 KB 12/17/03 Technical Conference Presentations - December 16, 2003
Acrobat 24 KB 12/15/03 Technical Conference Agenda - December 16, 2003
Acrobat 35 KB 12/05/03 Technical Conference Announcement - December 16, 2003
PowerPoint 4,139 KB 12/01/03 U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force Blackout Summary Presentation
Acrobat 96 KB 11/24/03 Hearing Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
Testimony of Michehl R. Gent, President and Chief Executive Officer, NERC
Acrobat 4,400 KB 11/19/03 Interim Report:  Causes of the August 14th Blackout in the United States and Canada, U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force, November 2003
PowerPoint 4,153 KB 11/19/03 NERC August 14, 2003 Blackout Technical Presentation
Acrobat 49 KB 11/19/03 NERC Affirms U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force Findings
Acrobat 33 KB 11/19/03 August 14, 2003 Blackout Investigation Phase II -- Next Steps
Power Point 62 KB 10/22/03 Blackout Investigation Organization
Acrobat 162 KB 10/15/03 Letter from Michehl R. Gent, President and CEO of NERC, Concerning Near-Term Actions to Assure Reliable Operations  [ Responses to Letter ]
Acrobat 1,258 KB 09/12/03 Joint U.S.-Canada Task Force Releases Sequence of Events Related to August 14, 2003 Power Outage
Acrobat 190 KB 09/03/03

Hearing Before the U.S. House of Representatives House Energy and Commerce Committee.  Testimony of Michehl R. Gent, President and CEO, NERC
Acrobat 176 KB 09/03/03 NERC Response to Questions Posed by the Honorable W.J. Tauzin, Chairman, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, August 29, 2003
Acrobat 148 KB 09/03/03 NERC Response to Questions Posed by the Honorable John D. Dingell, Ranking Member, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 2, 2003
Acrobat 37 KB 09/02/03 NERC Steering Group on Blackout Investigation
Acrobat 131 KB 08/26/03 MEDIA Advisory - DOE-NERC Media Briefing Announced for August 27, 2003
Acrobat 37 KB 08/20/03 NERC Supports U.S.-Canada Task Force Investigating Causes of 2003 Blackout
Acrobat 39 KB 08/17/03 Electric System Update: Sunday August 17, 2003, 5 p.m.
Acrobat 32 KB 08/16/03 Statement of Michehl R. Gent, President and CEO from 8/16/03 Conference Call
Acrobat 49 KB 08/16/03 Power Outage Update [11:00 a.m EDT]
Acrobat 41 KB 08/15/03 Preliminary Disturbance Report
Acrobat 39 KB 08/15/03 Press Briefing Talking Points - August 15, 2003 11:00 a.m.
Acrobat 85 KB 08/15/03 Historical Power Outages
Acrobat 42 KB 08/15/03 Power Outages - Update [6:00 a.m. EDT]
Acrobat 38 KB 08/14/03 Power Outages - Update [12:00 a.m. EDT]
Acrobat 36 KB 08/14/03 Power Outages - Announcement

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