November 20, 2003

Doe’s Report On The August Blackout

Secretary Abraham’s remarks on the release of the blackout report indicate some failure to meet reliability standards on the part of FirstEnergy, among other things: The Electric System Working Group found that the initial events that led to the cascading blackout occurred in Ohio. The blackout was initiated when three high-voltage transmission lines operated by …

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