Library

The following documents or links to documents may be of technical interest:

• Final Report: Causes of the August 14th Blackout in the United States and Canada

US – Canada Power System Outage Task Force

• ASME 2003 Risk-Based Methods for Equipment Life Management: An Application Handbook

• Predicting Generating Unit Reliability (2.8 MB)

A Methodology for Predicting Generating Unit Reliability Based on Design Characteristics, Operational Factors, and Maintenance and Plant Betterment Activities—NERC

• The Generating Availability Data System (GADS):  Applications and Benefits, NERC (4.6 MB)

• Boiler Tube Failure Trends (7.5 MB)

Generating Availability Trend Evaluations Working Group, NERC

• Seasonal Performance Trends (3.8 MB)

Peak Season Equivalent Forced Outage Rate Trend Evaluations for Fossil-Steam Generating Units—Generating Availability Trend Evaluations Working Group, Seasonal Variations Task Force, NERC

• Predicting Unit Availability (8.6 MB)

Top-Down Analyses for Predicting Unit Availability—Generating Availability Trend Evaluations Working Group, Predicting Unit Availability Task Force, NERC

• Impact of FGD Systems (14 MB)

Availability Losses Experienced by Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems—Generating Availability Trend Evaluations Working Group, Flue Gas Desulfurization Task Force, NERC

• Generating Availability Trends Summary Report (16.1 MB)

Results of five studies that focus on various performance trends of fossil-fueled generating units—Generating Availability Trend Evaluations Working Group, NERC

• Generating Unit Availability Following Planned Outages (9.2 MB)

Describes the daily performance of generating units during their first week of service immediately following planned outages (a follow-up study to "Frequency and Severity of Forced Outages Immediately Following Planned or Maintenance Outages")—Generating Availability Trend Evaluations Working Group, NERC

Glossary of Electricity Terms