The goal of energy assurance
planning is to achieve a robust,
secure and reliable energy
infrastructure that is also
resilient — able to restore services
rapidly in the event of any
disaster. Our Nation's energy
infrastructure is potentially
vulnerable to a variety of hazards.
Stretching across jurisdictions and
States to national borders, this
"system of systems" can be disrupted
by severe weather events and other
natural disasters, systems failures,
and deliberate physical, cyber, or
unconventional attacks. While the
owners and operators are responsible
for their energy systems in
providing energy supplies, it is the
responsibility of State and local
officials to work with energy
providers and stakeholders from
other jurisdictions, government
agencies, businesses, and related
organizations, to ensure the
wellbeing and progress of our
communities.
NASEO provides direct technical
assistance, education and outreach to
support states' energy assurance
planning, response, and smart grid
resiliency efforts. This effort is
sponsored and supported by the U.S.
Department of Energy's Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (OE). Assistance includes:
briefing papers, research and analysis
on state policies, regional conference
calls, webcasts, one-on-one
consultations, training opportunities,
and energy assurance conferences on a
regional and national level. The
NASEO Energy & Data Security Committee
serves as the focal point of the program
and committee members participate in
planning and implementation activities
aimed at facilitating peer exchange,
offering expert input into state
activities, and facilitating regional
coordination.
State Energy Assurance Planning and
Response Tools
Smart
Grid & Cyber Security
for Energy Assurance
(Nov 2011)
This report provides
guidance to States on
how they can include
Smart Grid and Cyber
Security in their Energy
Assurance Plans. It
provides a set of topics
that States can consider
and adapt to meet their
needs and level of Smart
Grid deployment in their
State. It also suggest
a process that can be
used and adapted by
State agencies to begin
to build in house
capacity to address
cyber security threats
and risks in the energy
sector in the longer
term. This report was
written with the
assistance of the
Electric Power Research
Institute and National
Association of
Regulatory Utility
Commissioners, Critical
Infrastructure
Committee.
State
Energy Assurance
Guidelines
The guidelines comprise
states' overall role in
energy assurance,
including organizing and
building response
mechanisms; coordination
with stakeholders;
operating within the
federal emergency
support function
structure; planning
response strategies;
profiling energy use and
vulnerability; and
identifying fuel-related
response measures.
Planning Framework
The purpose of the
framework is to assist
states in the design,
development, and writing
of the State Energy
Assurance Plans that
have been funded by
DOE/OE. This framework
is based on the State
Energy Assurance
Guidelines, Version 3.1,
December 2009.
Documents Library
This library is a
comprehensive list of
reports, studies
national planning
documents and other
resources to assist
states in their Energy
Assurance Planning
efforts
Archive of Energy
Emergency Press Releases
and Executive Orders
States have issued
Executive Order to
respond to energy
emergencies and issued
Press Releases in
response to shortage and
prices spikes. This
collection provides
examples that may be
useful in a future an
energy emergency.
The Integrated Common
Analytical Viewer (iCAV) This is a video on
the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)
GIS system that is
available to states and
local government that
integrates commercial
and government-owned
data and imagery from
multiple sources.
Energy Assurance Exercise Resources
States are required to conduct an
in-State Energy Assurance Exercise under
the Energy Assurance Grant by Mid-August
2011 and to report on the exercise
within 30 days afterwards. The
following resources are designed to
assist States in planning for and
carrying out these exercises. NASEO has
worked with the National Association of
Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) to
develop these resources which we have
also referred to as a
Table-Top-in-a-Box.
Resources for Planning
and Conducting Tabletop
Energy Assurance
Exercises
This Table-Top-in-a Box
provides a step by step
guide to planning and
carrying out a energy
assurance table top
exercise. It also
provides specific
examples from 4 state
table top exercises held
including the scripts,
scenarios and video
resources used which can
be adapted to meet your
States needs.
The Homeland Security
Exercise and Evaluation
Program
The FEMA Homeland
Security Exercise and
Evaluation Program
(HSEEP) is a
capabilities and
performance-based
exercise program that
provides a standardized
methodology and
terminology for exercise
design, development,
conduct, evaluation, and
improvement planning.
ARRA - Supporting State Government
Energy Assurance Planning
In August 2009, forty-eight State
Energy Offices received a total of
$38 million in American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act (ARRA) funding from the
DOE's Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability (OE). The
grants support a three-year initiative
to enhance energy emergency preparedness
and response through the development of
state Energy Assurance Plans that will
minimize the risk and vulnerability and
enhance the resiliency of the nation's
energy infrastructure. The focus
of NASEO's efforts is on workforce
development and training, energy
assurance planning and exercises, and
energy demand and supply tracking.
OE is also providing
funding to select local governments for
energy assurance planning.
For more information on energy
assurance planning and response or
NASEO's energy assurance activities,
please contact Jeffrey Pillon, NASEO
Energy Assurance Director, phone: (517)
580-7626, email:
jpillon@naseo.org.
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Smart
Grid and Cyber Security
Webcast 
State
Energy Assurance
Guidelines 
Energy
Assurance Exercise
Resources --
Table-Top-In-A-Box
Webcast
March 28, 2011