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Understanding the Cost of Power Interruptions to U.S. Electricity Consumers

Understanding the Cost of Power Interruptions to U.S. Electricity Consumers

Publication Date: September 2004
Publishing Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Format: PDF
Authors: Kristina Hamachi LaCommare, Joseph H. Eto
Keywords:

consumers, cost, distribution system, fluctuations, power interruptions, power quality, reliability, transmission systems

Summary:

This report seeks to quantify how much power interruptions and fluctuations in power quality cost U.S. electricity consumers. It lays out a comprehensive end-use framework for assessing the cost to U.S. electricity consumers of power interruptions and power-quality events.