Electricity Reliability & Resilience

The reliability of the U.S. electric power system is critical to the nation’s economic vitality and the well-being of society. Today, that reliability is being challenged, as the infrastructure ages and as incidences of severe weather and other threats to the system increase. To help address these challenges, Electricity Markets & Policy (EMP) conducts interdisciplinary research on reliability data, metrics, trends, economics, and decision making. It also leads a National Laboratory/industry/university research and development consortium that focuses on creating the next generation of grid reliability-enhancing technologies, systems, and management approaches.

EMP’s electricity reliability analysis research focuses on improving reliability performance data and metrics; evaluating reliability trends and their economic significance to the nation over time; assessing the economic value of reliability to consumers; and promoting applications of reliability-value based planning. EMP draws on this research to provide technical assistance to states and local utilities on these topics.