
Weathering the cold of `94. A review of the January 1994 energy supply disruptions in the Eastern United States
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/71335
Subject(s) - weathering , power (physics) , energy (signal processing) , forensic engineering , environmental science , business , history , engineering , geology , geochemistry , mathematics , physics , statistics , quantum mechanics
This report examines the causes of and responses to the very low temperatures over a wide region of the Eastern US causing unprecedented sustained demand for energy during the week of January 16--22, 1994. The topics of the report include the vagaries of the weather, the North American power supply structure, a chronology of major events of January, natural gas industry operations during peak demand periods, and recommendations for fuel supply, load forecasting, and energy emergency response exercises