August 2003 Northeast Blackout

NERC worked closely with the joint US–Canada task force and all affected entities to investigate the causes of the August 14, 2003 blackout. Significant information and reports about the blackout investigation are posted below.

2003 Blackout Final Report

Type	Title	Date
	Appendices	4/1/2004
	Chapter 1-3	4/1/2004
	Chapter 4	4/1/2004
	Chapter 5	4/1/2004
	Chapter 6	4/1/2004
	Chapter 7-10	4/1/2004

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August 14, 2003 Blackout Investigation

Type	Title	Date
	Power Outages - Announcement	8/14/2003
	Power Outages - Update [12:00 a.m. EDT]	8/14/2003
	Power Outages - Update [6:00 a.m. EDT]	8/15/2003
	Historical Power Outages	8/15/2003
	Press Briefing Talking Points - August 15, 2003 11:00 a.m.	8/15/2003
	NERC Steering Group on Blackout Investigation	9/2/2003
	Hearing Before the U.S. House of Representatives House Energy and Commerce Committee. Testimony of Michehl R. Gent, President and CEO, NERC	9/3/2003
	NERC Response to Questions Posed by the Honorable W.J. Tauzin, Chairman, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, August 29, 2003	9/3/2003
	NERC Response to Questions Posed by the Honorable John D. Dingell, Ranking Member, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 2, 2003	9/3/2003
	Joint U.S.-Canada Task Force Releases Sequence of Events Related to August 14, 2003 Power Outage	9/12/2003
	Letter from Michehl R. Gent, President and CEO of NERC, Concerning Near-Term Actions to Assure Reliable Operations	10/15/2003
	Blackout Investigation Organization	10/22/2003
	NERC Affirms U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force Findings	11/19/2003
	August 14, 2003 Blackout Investigation Phase II -- Next Steps	11/19/2003
	NERC August 14, 2003 Blackout Technical Presentation	11/19/2003
	Interim Report: Causes of the August 14th Blackout in the United States and Canada, U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force, November 2003	11/19/2003
	Hearing Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs	11/24/2003
	U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force Blackout Summary Presentation	12/1/2003
	Technical Conference Announcement - December 16, 2003	12/5/2003
	Technical Conference Agenda - December 16, 2003	12/15/2003
	Technical Conference Presentations - December 16, 2003	12/17/2003
	Utility Vegetation Management Initial Report, Joint U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force - December 2003	12/18/2003
	Industry Technical Conference Announcement and Agenda - January 9, 2004	12/24/2003
	Transcript of the December 16, 2003 Technical Conference	12/24/2003
	Technical Conference Presentations and Breakout Reports - Toronto, January 9, 2004	1/12/2004
	Summary of Responses to Michehl Gent’s October 15, 2003, Letter on Near-Term Actions to Ensure Reliability	1/26/2004
	Board Approved Blackout Recommendations - February 10, 2004	2/10/2004
	Media Briefing Talking Points	2/19/2004
	Blackout Presentation to IEEE Tampa, February 26, 2004	2/27/2004
	Utility Vegetation Management Final Report - March 2004	3/1/2004

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2003 Blackout Final Report

August 14, 2003 Blackout Investigation

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