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Interactive Tutorial

This tutorial features a fictitious power system the size of a medium-sized city. The simulations explore several facets of power system planning and operations, including:

  • addition or removal of transmission facilities
  • addition, de-rating, or removal of generating resources
  • demand response and use of customer-owned generation, such as rooftop solar
  • physical or cyber attack on a substation

Download the tutorial materials (zip), including presentation, a power flow case, one-line diagrams, and auxiliary files. Extract the files in a single directory and open the presentation (InteractiveSimulations.pdf) for detailed instructions.

Download a video demonstration of the tutorial from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).

Acknowledgement:

This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, under Award Number DE-OE0000316.

Disclaimers:

This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. The information and studies discussed in this report are intended to provide general information to policy-makers and stakeholders but are not a specific plan of action and are not intended to be used in any State electric facility approval or planning processes. The work of the Eastern Interconnection States’ Planning Council or the Stakeholder Steering Committee does not bind any State agency or Regulator in any State proceeding.

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December 3, 2014