Test test test test test captioning performed by vitac not only the operational aspects but what is needed from a market standpoint since they run the markets in respect to footprints as well. What is needed in a market sense to ensure that resources that are indeed contributing resilience benefits to our grid are properly compensated. Following up on that, both for mr. Van wheelie and mr. Ot ter, to weigh in as well. Data shows that new england was heavily reliant on baseload coal and Nuclear Generation during the recent cold snap. The data shows at the peak of the cold snap, coal fire generation accounted for 7 of dispatched capacity despite being 2. 6 of installed capacity in the region. Really called upon to perform. Additionally, Nuclear Generation accounted for 23 of dispatched capacity, despite only being 12 of the installed capacity. So isnt it fair to conclude when your region needed power the most, it was the reliable coal and Nuclear Power plants that were necessary to keep
Here shortly, and obvious knows that 7. 9 magnitude earthquake hit off of the coast of alaska and the Pacific Northwest with tsunami warnings for activities that were expect and warnings for the tsunami waves were recalled but i am sure that the sen or the is dealing with items related to and that other h issues. I want to thank the chairman mr. Mcintyre and mr. Walker for being here, and many of the staffs that are going to be hearing that we are back in operation. So we look forward to hearing about the sun jek the subjec reliability. And last year we looked at the reliability of the electric grid in light of the mixing fuel change. We have carefully distinguished on the issues of new items to have renewable renewals and also frequent response and also to adopt resilient metrics that needed to be developed. Fortunately when the secretary perry filed the report as a proposal to furk, i was more alarmed. It was the conclusion of the departments own staff, and it was a transparent attem