Im sure senator murkowski will be here shortly. As some people noah 7. 9 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of alaska with northwest warnings issuesed for activities that were expected the warning for the tsunami waves have been recalled and no doubt im sure the senator is dealing with lots of things related to that. I want to thank our witnesses, chairman mcintyre and mr. Walker for being here and the staff people that are here and blade we are back in operation. So we look forward from hearing all of the witnesses on the subject of the reliability of the grid and its performance. Last year, secretary perry and the staff viewed the liability of the fuel mix and i was relieved when i saw the staff report in august which i thought was balanced. It carefully distinguished between reliability and resilience and introducing Renewable Resources rgs synthetic i inertia and frequency response and resilience metrics needed to be developed. Unfortunately, secretary perifiled the report as a
We will call this hearing to order. Welcome, everyone this hearing is entitled the first power system [inaudible] including the cyclone. I would like to start by calling on the Ranking Member to get her opening statement. Thank you, and good morning to everyone. Im sure senator murkowski will be here shortly. As some people may know, a 7. 2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of alaska impacting kodiak and parts of the Pacific Northwest with tsunami warnings were issued for activities that were expected and those warnings for tsunami waves have been recalled but no doubt, dealing with lots of things this morning related to that and other issues. So i want to thank the witnesses, chairman mcintyre and mr. Walker for being here and many of the staff people that are glad w you are back in operation. We look forward to hearing from all of the witnesses on the subject of the reliability of the grid and its performance. Last year the secretary and staff reviewed the likability in regards of t
Be here shortly. As some people may know, a 7. 2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of alaska impacting kodiak and parts of the Pacific Northwest with tsunami warnings were issued for activities that were expected and those warnings for tsunami waves have been recalled but no doubt, dealing with lots of things this morning related to that and other issues. So i want to thank the witnesses, chairman mcintyre and mr. Walker for being here and many of the staff people that are glad w you are back in operation. We look forward to hearing from all of the witnesses on the subject of the reliability of the grid and its performance. Last year the secretary and staff reviewed the likability in regards of the changing mix and i was relieved when i saw the report in august which i thought was balanced. It distinguished between the reliability and resilience and described the emerging techniques to integrate more Renewable Resources including synthetic and frequency response and also recommended t
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a new report on economic effects of the president S Health Care law struck sparks today. The Congressional Budget Office projected as many as 2. 3 million workers will reduce their hours or drop out of the work force by 20