Presented by:

Scott Tezak

TRC Solutions

Stuart McCafferty

NIST Disaster Resilience Fellow

GridIntellect

Plenary Session 

Chapter 7 –

Energy Systems
Chapter 7 – Energy Systems

Energy and Power Sector elements at the forefront of the 

Resilience discussion

• Reliability

• Energy Assurance 

Aligning Resilience efforts with current Sector activities 

• Electric Power

• Liquid Fuels

• Natural Gas

• Emergency and Standby power

Current performance levels of the Sector 

Performance goals

Regulatory environment and codes/standards

Strategies for implementing community resilience plans
Resilience and Energy Systems

Robustness - ability 

to withstand 

external demands 

without degradation 

or loss of 

functionality

Redundancy - allow 

for alternate 

options, choices, 

and substitutions 

under stress

Resourcefulness -

capacity to mobilize 

needed resources and 

services in 

emergencies

Rapidity - the 

speed to restore 

safety, services, 

and financial 

stability

Presidential Policy Directive 21 Four R’s of Resilience
Current State: Electric Power Example

• Key Sector Elements

• Generation

• Transmission

• Distribution

• All elements are subject to multiple different hazards

• Disparate performance based on hazard or sector 

element and geographic location of the 

elements/assets

• Challenges with understanding hazards and impacts

• No consistent definition of hazards (one stakeholder’s 

extreme hazard is another stakeholder’s routine event)

• Performance expectations between suppliers and users are 

not uniform or consistent
Performance Goals Scoring 

Example

Example Matrix

• Power Generation - 4 Subcategories

• Transmission – 9 Subcategories

• Distribution – 9 Subcategories
External Considerations

Regulatory 

Environment

Federal (FERC, 

NERC, NRC, others)

State (PSCs, ISOs, 

RSOs, and other 

pools)

Local

Codes and 

Standards

Existing - Older 

facilities/asset and 

vulnerabilities

Existing – Newer 

facilities/asset and 

vulnerabilities

New Construction

Nonconstruction 

issues

Vegetation 

Management

Community Planning 

and Involvement
Impacts from Emerging 

Technologies

Smart Grid Technologies

• Ubiquitous communications enables 

situational awareness and command 

and control

• Distribution Automation

• Substation Automation

• Demand Side Management

• Renewable Energy Integration

• Internet of Things (IoT)

Energy Storage

• Renewable Energy + Storage 

= Energy Resiliency Killer App

Microgrids

• Well-defined boundaries

• Grid-connected or islanded
Implementation Strategies

CALeap – California 

Local Energy 

Assurance Planning

Common 

methodology for 

developing plan for 

resiliency, energy 

management, and 

restoration

DOE Energy 

Assurance Program

Guidelines for 

managing energy 

resilience

National Association of 

State Energy Officials 

(NASEO) State Energy 

Assurance Guidelines

More guidelines for 

managing energy 

resilience
Implementation Strategies

• NIST Disaster 

Resilience Framework

• Community resiliency 

focus

• Variety of domains

• Energy

• Buildings and 

transportation

• Communications

• Water and waste water

• Tools, metrics, etc
Needs from this Workshop

• Is the approach on point? 

• Is it helpful to communities dealing with 

resilience issues in the Energy Sector?

• What gaps/perceived gaps exist in our 

approach?

• Will these performance metrics, if 

implemented, create resiliency in the Sector?

• Will the plan laid out here impact your day-today business?