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1 Energy Assurance Plans funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) - Stimulus $$ to help create jobs to enhance energy reliability and facilitate recovery from disruptions to the energy supply

2 Energy Assurance and Emergency Management What s Driving This Initiative? Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 establishes a National Incident Management System (NIMS) Disasters and Emergencies are managed by the same operations framework Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 establishes policy to prioritize and protect critical infrastructure 17 Sectors include: Energy Agriculture and Food Commercial Facilities Dams Banking and Finance Communications Postal and Shipping Government Facilities Defense Industrial Base Information Technology National Monuments and Icons 2

3 Energy Assurance and Emergency Management Transportation Water Critical Manufacturing Health Care and Public Health Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Waste Chemical Each Sector is required to have a protection plan Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 establishes an all-hazards preparedness goal National Response Framework Each State and County is required to have an Emergency Operations Plan There are 15 Emergency Support Functions (ESF s) identified in a plan. These are sectors of society that would support the operations of an emergency or disaster like Transportation, Communications, Public Works, Public Health, Emergency Management ESF 12 is Energy The energy sector and emergency managers must work together 3

4 Energy Assurance and AMEC $39 Million in Funding for States; $8 Million for Selected Cities What is Energy Assurance? Assuring that power delivery and fuels are reliable, constant, and resilient to potential disruptions, outages or shortages What causes disruption? Disasters, grid failure, pipeline rupture, reduced oil production, cyber terrorism, Prioritizing critical customers Who gets the fuel or electricity turned back on first? Who makes that decision? Does critical facilities have power back-up systems? Are there fuel storage capabilities? Who is responsible? Your local or state governing body, emergency management, and energy sector stakeholders 4

5 Energy Assurance and AMEC How can AMEC be a part of the solution? Assisting a community develop a realistic plan of action Bringing the experts together to share information and collect data Conducting a thorough analysis of energy sectors, their systems of operations, and the condition of the current infrastructure Electricity, Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear, Liquid Fuels, Renewable Energy (hydro, wind, geothermal, solar) Analyzing risk and vulnerability to the infrastructure What will fail and why? Understanding the interdependencies across energy sectors and the gaps Evaluating foreign or external energy markets and trends Help the community identify goals, objectives and actions based on the analysis to write a meaningful plan Develop recommendations for expanding their renewable energy portfolio Research and development of Smart Grid technologies Conduct mock energy emergencies exercises to test whether the plan is effective 5

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6 Energy Assurance and AMEC Developing information management systems to monitor and track shortages and outages. This enables the interested parties to profile energy trends and anticipate disruptions in advance of an incident and implement proactive measures to reduce the impacts. 6

7 AMEC and Future Renewable Energy $16.1 billion in continued funding for upgrading energy infrastructure and developing renewable energy resources Smart Grid Technologies Building Regional Energy Reliability State to State transmission Wind Hydro Geotechnical Solar Nuclear 7

Building A Disaster Resilient Quebec

Building A Disaster Resilient Quebec Paula L. Scalingi, Ph.D. Executive Director, Bay Area Center for Regional Disaster Resilience President, The Scalingi Group February 14, 2012 Importance of Regional