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The Foundation for Resilient Societies is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission of boosting critical infrastructure resilience and recoverability.

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Texas Electric Grid Information Resources

Information resources on Texas electric grid:

• ERCOT Grid Conditions
  
• Public Utility Commission of Texas
  
• ERCOT News Releases
  
• Links to Recent News​
• Testimony to FERC on Dual-Fuel Plants for Texas and Other States

Causes of ERCOT Load Sheds in February 2021

Click on links to access our timely presentation and relevant 2017 testimony:

• "Causes and Costs of the ERCOT Load Sheds in February 2021"
• Testimony to FERC on Risk of Long-Term Blackouts

Our Recent Publications and Filings

We regularly publish our positions on infrastructure resilience and make filings on regulatory dockets.

• Our presentation titled "Causes and Costs of the ERCOT Load Sheds in February 2021"
  
• Our presentation titled "What CAISO Didn't Tell You About the August Blackouts"
  
• Our presentation titled "August 2020 Blackouts in CAISO"
• Our comments on "Revisions to Regulations on Electric Reliability Organization Performance Assessments," FERC Docket No. RM21-12-000
• Submission to U.S. Department of Energy on “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System”
• ​Comments on the Cybersecurity Incentives White Paper of the FERC Staff
• ​Preserving Operational Continuity for Electric Utility Control Rooms During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• "Estimating the Cost of Protecting the U.S. Electric Grid from Electromagnetic Pulse"
• "Protecting U.S. Electric Grid Communications from Electromagnetic Pulse"

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Recent News Stories Quoting Us

Media sources often rely on our experts for background and perspective.

• "Experts mull market, reliability rule changes amid Texas, regional outages" in S&P Global Market Intelligence on February 16, 2021
• "Regulators: Utilities to Buy Energy to Prevent Blackouts" in U.S. News & World Report on February 11, 2021
• ​"Global Power Sector Supply Chain Threatens National Security" in T&D World on July 28, 2020
• “Made in America, protecting the power grid” in The Washington Times on May 6, 2020
• "U.S. Moves to Address ‘Extraordinary Threat’ From Some Foreign Electric Gear" in The Wall Street Journal on May 1, 2020

Full list of Media Quotes

Recent Developments

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Papers and articles relevant to our mission:

• ​Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy, Volume 1, Number 2, Winter/Fall 2020
• California ISO releases preliminary report on causes of August 14-15, 2020 blackouts.
• Energy Futures Initiative, led by former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, advocates for a new approach for carbon reduction: “Green Real Deal; A Framework for Achieving a Deeply Decarbonized Economy.
• ​First Energy fires CEO and other senior executives after alleged $61M bribery.
• ​​2020 Department of Defense Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy

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The Foundation for Resilient Societies in Numbers

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Ongoing Research Efforts

12
​Invited Testimonies

​35
​Conference Speakerships

37
Quotes in Media Outlets

61
​Position Briefs to Governments

2500+
Contacts in Our Network

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