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Just for Fun: A Look Back!
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Grid Ex IV: Participation Levels That Match Any Sized Utility 2017 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Grid Ex IV: Participation Levels That Match Any Sized Utility 2017 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Grid Ex IV: Participation Levels That Match Any Sized Utility 2017 Just for Fun: A Look Back! 2 Todays Discussion Grid Ex Overview Distributed Play Objectives Lesson Learned Questions 3 What is Grid Ex? North
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- Grid Ex Overview
- Distributed Play
- Objectives
- Lesson Learned
- Questions
Today’s Discussion
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North American electric transmission exercise that simulates a coordinated cyber and physical attack on the bulk electric system that brings the critical infrastructure sectors together to practice response and recovery efforts in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
What is Grid Ex?
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How Do You Play?
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Utility Lead Planner Planners / Controller Players Utility Exercise Email
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Grid Ex IV: Exercise Objectives
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Crisis Response & Recovery Improved Communications Engage Senior Leadership Lessons Learned
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- Xcel Energy’s Top 3 Lessons Learned & Realized from Grid Ex III
– Enterprise Event Management Team – 24/7 Crisis Management Center – Transmission Loss of Energy Management System Protocols
- Alliant Energy’s Top 3 Lessons Learned & Realized from Grid Ex III
– Situational Awareness – Rapid and Consistent Internal Communication – Greater Interaction with Outside Agencies
Measuring Value: Lessons Learned
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Communications
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State #1 Emergency Operations Center
Your Utility Transmission Providor Other Utilities Federal Bureau of Investigation Interconnect Utilities Served Utilities Internal Communications Customers National Weather Service
- Dept. of Homeland
Security Public/private Cooperative Efforts
State Agencies County Governments Municipal Governments Local Emergency Managers DOT Environmental regulators
Fusion Center
State & Federal
Utilities Board Customers
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Value – Totally Scalable
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- You don’t need everyone to participate
- Set up a core team
- Pick key players
- Table top – do it all in one room
- Not everything needs to be played
- Pick and choose the events you’re interested
in
- Pick one to two events to concentrate on
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Value – Totally Scalable
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- Spend time up front
- Take a look at your plans
- Match them to events
- Keep It Simple
- No need to surprise anyone
- Plan and prepare into the drill
- Discuss areas of concern ahead of time
- THEN test changes during the drill
IT’S OK IF PLANS FAIL – YOU JUST SUCCEEDED IN FINDING AN ISSUE WHERE THERE’S NO CONSEQUENCE!
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Open Discussion & Questions
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- Matthew Ziska, Xcel Energy
– Phone: 303.671.3814 – Email: matthew.r.ziska@xcelenergy.com
- Joe White, Alliant Energy
– Phone: 319.786.7725 – Email: josephwhite@alliantenergy.com
Presenters Contact Information
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