Department of Energy Emergency Response Program

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Department of Energy -Emergency Response Program

• Alice Lippert
• Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
  Reliability
• U.S. Department of Energy
• API Pipeline Roundtable
• November 30, 2006

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Briefing Topics

• Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
  Reliability (OE) Background
• Preparedness
• Response

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Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (OE)

• Mission
• To lead national efforts to modernize the
  electric grid, enhance the security and
  reliability of the energy infrastructure, and
  facilitate recovery from disruptions to the
  energy supply.
• Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration
• Research Development
• Permitting, Siting, Analysis

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Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration
Division (ISER)

• Works with DHS and other federal, regional,
  state, and local governments and commercial
  organizations to
• Support national critical infrastructure
  protection
• Analyze infrastructure vulnerabilities and
  recommend preventive measures
• Help other agencies prepare for and respond to
  energy emergencies and minimize the consequences
  of an emergency
• Conduct energy emergency operations during a
  declared emergency or national security special
  event in accordance with the National Response
  Plan
• Develop, implement, and maintain a national
  energy cyber security program

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Energy Emergency Approach

• Preparedness
• Monitoring
• Preparedness Planning
• Stakeholder Training
• Communications and Coordination

• Response
• Event-driven
• Hard and Soft emergencies
• Assessment Analysis
• Damage Mitigation and
• Restoration

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DOEs Emergency Preparedness Activities

• Monitor the progress of weather-related events
• Monitor the energy infrastructure
• Conduct energy exercises
• Train staff and volunteers for field deployment
• Activate VMWG model prior to landfall to assist
  planning, emergency response activity
• Work with closely with States to obtain energy
  assessments and communicate through the EEAC
• Pre-deploy for disasters
• Integrate into State EOC, JFO, RRCC, NRCC and
  IIMG

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Emergency Responses are DOE-Wide

• Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
  Reliability (ESF-12 lead)
• Energy Information Administration
• Fossil Energy
• Policy
• Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy
• Power Marketing Administrations

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Types of Emergencies

• Hard Emergencies
• Natural disasters
• Explosions and catastrophic failures
• Terrorism/sabotage
• Weather-related events
• Soft Emergencies
• Temporary, unplanned outages
• Plant closures
• Market and economic issues
• Infrastructure maintenance and operational
  failure

Flooded Power Plant in North Carolina
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Soft Emergency
Phoenix-Tucson Gasoline Pipeline Outage (August
2003)

• Background
• July 30 Rupture in Kinder Morgans
  Tucson-Phoenix gas pipeline
• August 1 Reduced flow rate in pipeline
• August 8 Pipeline operations suspended after
  detection of line defect
• Mid-August
• Supply shortages in Tucson and Phoenix
• Increased truck transport of gas from Tucson to
  Phoenix
• Gas prices increase dramatically in Phoenix
• OE Response Actions
• Conducted gasoline supply assessment based on
  discussions with Kinder Morgan and terminal
  operators
• Communicated with State Energy Office to monitor
  situation
• Suggested that the Governors office obtain driver
  hour waivers
• Coordinated with federal agencies
• Kept Administration apprised of situation

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DOEs Emergency Support Function 12
Responsibilities

• Prioritize plans and actions for the restoration
  of energy during response and recovery
  operations
• Serve as the focal point for issues and policy
  decisions relating to energy in all response and
  restoration efforts
• Collect, assess, and provide information on
  energy supply, demand, and prices as well as
  contribute to situation and after-action reports
• Monitor energy system damage and repair work and
  identify the supporting resources needed for
  their restoration
• Deploy DOE technical response teams to affected
  areas to assist in response and restoration
  efforts

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2005 Hurricane Response Deployments
Washington, DC
Raleigh, NC
Columbia, SC
Atlanta, GA
Clayton, AL
Colorado Springs, CO
Tallahassee, FL
Orlando, FL
Denton, TX
Jackson, MS
Austin, TX
Baton Rouge, LA
New Orleans, LA
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DOE 2005 Hurricane Response Activities

• Made loans and sales of U. S. Strategic Petroleum
  Reserve crude oil and coordinated with the
  International Energy Agency on release of
  petroleum supplies
• Worked with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  to issue gasoline and diesel fuel waivers
  nationwide
• Worked with Department of Transportation to
  secure driver and weight-limit waivers for
  delivery of fuel and generators to affected areas
• Worked with Department of Homeland Security to
  waive Jones Act restrictions on tankers

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DOE 2005 Hurricane Response Activities (cont.)

• Worked with utilities in the coordination of
  electricity supply into damaged areas
• Monitored developments and issued authoritative
  Situation Reports. Reports issued once or twice
  a day documenting facility shut-ins, outages,
  post-event assessments, and restoration efforts
• Provided GIS coordinates to FEMA for delivery of
  food and water to shelters and emergency work
  crews
• Facilitated the delivery of fuel to first
  responders

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DOE 2005 Hurricane Response Activities (cont.)

• Assisted with coordinating restoration of power
  to Collins, MS Fuel Terminal (major terminal for
  Colonial and Plantation pipelines)
• Helped coordinate restoration of power for the
  Lake Livingston pump station, a major water
  supply source for the Houston area
• Issued an emergency power order (Sect 202 of FPA)
  to provide power in Eastern Texas while
  electricity infrastructure was being repaired
• Participated in Natural Gas Interagency Group to
  examine the near and long-term impacts of
  shortages in the nations natural gas supply.

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Post Response and Pre-Season Activities

• Conducted Energy Leadership Forum in Tunica , MS
• - January 2006, to examine lessons learned
  and best practices
• Conducted follow-up meetings with API and EEI
  members and federal agencies for improving
  response in 2006
• Improved modeling, visualization, and analytical
  capability
• Conducted and participated in numerous
  preparedness exercises
• Recruited and trained 40 volunteers from the DOE
  complex
• Collaborated with government agencies on response
  and recovery
• Assigned ESF-12 energy liaisons to all FEMA
  regions
• Monitor energy situations with State and industry
  officials
• Implemented a Helpline for state/local
  governments and industry

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Thank You!Questions?