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DESCRIPTION:“Powerless” – A history of our nation’s major power bla
 ckouts and description of its grid\, including a focus on last year’s Te
 xas fiasco\n\nIn November 1965\, the United States suffered its first majo
 r loss of electrical power\, The Great Northeast Blackout of 1965. 30 mill
 ion people were left in the dark\, including all New York City. New York C
 ity again went dark in 1977\, and again\, 2004\, in the largest blackout t
 o hit the United States. Cities and states across the country have been af
 fected at one time or another. This presentation will cover the history of
  major blackouts\, their causes\, impact and aftermath. The presentation w
 ill also describe the nation’s power grid with its three separate system
 s\, transmission voltage levels\, AC versus DC transmission\, and who watc
 hes over this nation-wide grid which we all depend on 24/7.\n\nIn addition
 \, it’s been over a year since the collapse of Texas power system. Some 
 called this catastrophe one of the worst blackouts in the nation’s histo
 ry in terms of impact to those affected. We will look at just how close th
 e grid was to total collapse and what has and has NOT been done to prevent
  another power disaster.\n\nCo-sponsored by: CH02125 - Philadelphia Sectio
 n Chapter\,VT06\, CH06196 - Boise Section Chapter\, PE31\n\nSpeaker(s): Bo
 b Swayne \, \n\nAgenda: \nWEBINAR: 7:00 - 8:00 P.M.\n\nThe Zoom Webinar li
 nk and password will be forwarded to all registered participants after Noo
 n on the day of the meeting. Check your spam folder if you don&#39;t see the e
 mail.\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://temple.zoom.us/j/94008102404\n\nMeetin
 g ID: 940 0810 2404\nOne tap mobile\n+13126266799\,\,94008102404# US (Chic
 ago)\n+19292056099\,\,94008102404# US (New York)\n\nDial by your location\
 n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8
 592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (
 San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\nMeeting ID: 940 0810 2404\nFind yo
 ur local number: https://temple.zoom.us/u/acCzLrrV4P\n\nWebinar is open to
  all.\n\nProfessional Development Hours: Attendees may apply for 1.0 PDH p
 rovided through the IEEE Certificates Program\, accepted in all states. Se
 nd $5.00 (USD) payment to Brandon Swartley via Zelle at brandon.swartley@i
 eee.org and complete online evaluation at https://r2.ieee.org/philadelphia
 -vts/forms/\n\nVirtual Meeting\, Pennsylvania\, United States\, Virtual: h
 ttps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/310555
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Pennsylvania\, United States\, Virtual: https://
 events.vtools.ieee.org/m/310555
ORGANIZER:ieee@gpamg.org
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SUMMARY:“Powerless” – A History of Our Nation’s Major Power Blackou
 ts and Description of Its Grid
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/310555
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;ldquo\;Powerless&amp;rdquo\; &amp;ndash\;
  A history of our nation&amp;rsquo\;s major power blackouts and description of
  its grid\, including a focus on last year&amp;rsquo\;s Texas fiasco&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;In November 1965\, the United States suffered its first major loss
  of electrical power\, The Great Northeast Blackout of 1965.&amp;nbsp\;30 mill
 ion people were left in the dark\, including all New York City.&amp;nbsp\; New
  York City again went dark in 1977\,&amp;nbsp\;and again\, 2004\, in the large
 st blackout to hit the United States.&amp;nbsp\;Cities and states across the c
 ountry have been affected at one time or another. This presentation will c
 over the history of major blackouts\, their causes\, impact&amp;nbsp\;and afte
 rmath. The presentation will also describe the nation&amp;rsquo\;s power grid 
 with its three separate systems\, transmission voltage levels\, AC versus 
 DC transmission\, and who watches over this nation-wide grid which we all 
 depend on 24/7.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;In addition\, it&amp;rsquo\;s been over a year since t
 he collapse of Texas power system. Some called this catastrophe one of the
  worst blackouts in the nation&amp;rsquo\;s history in terms of impact to thos
 e affected. We will look at just how close the grid was to total collapse 
 and what has and has NOT been done to prevent another power disaster.&amp;nbsp
 \;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WEBINAR:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;7:00 - 
 8:00 P.M.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The Zoom Webinar link and password will be forwar
 ded to all registered participants after Noon on the day of the meeting. &lt;
 strong&gt;Check your spam folder if you don&#39;t see the email.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Join Zoom Meeting&lt;br clear=&quot;none&quot; /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://temple.zoo
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 br clear=&quot;none&quot; /&gt;Meeting ID: 940 0810 2404&lt;br clear=&quot;none&quot; /&gt;One tap mobi
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 ear=&quot;none&quot; /&gt;Dial by your location&lt;br clear=&quot;none&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp
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 &gt;&amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)&lt;br clear=&quot;no
 ne&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)&lt;br cle
 ar=&quot;none&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)&lt;br
  clear=&quot;none&quot; /&gt;Meeting ID: 940 0810 2404&lt;br clear=&quot;none&quot; /&gt;Find your loca
 l number:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://temple.zoom.us/u/acCzLrrV4P&quot; target=&quot;_
 blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer&quot; shape=&quot;rect&quot;&gt;https://temple.zoom
 .us/u/acCzLrrV4P&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Webinar is open to all.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P
 rofessional Development Hours:&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/strong&gt;Attendees may apply for 1.0
  PDH provided through the IEEE Certificates Program\, accepted in all stat
 es.&amp;nbsp\; Send $5.00 (USD) payment to Brandon Swartley via Zelle at &lt;a hr
 ef=&quot;mailto:brandon.swartley@ieee.org&quot;&gt;brandon.swartley@ieee.org&lt;/a&gt; and co
 mplete online evaluation at &lt;a href=&quot;https://r2.ieee.org/philadelphia-vts/
 forms/&quot;&gt;https://r2.ieee.org/philadelphia-vts/forms/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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