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Seth Blumsack on Power Grids: Network Topology & Governance

Jun 4, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Creation Myth, by Seth Bloomsack
03:05 • 5min
3
Energy Journalist - Is Enron Really Interested in Hiring Me?
08:05 • 2min
4
What Drew Me Into Being a Scientist?
10:14 • 3min
5
The Structure of the Grid
13:03 • 5min
6
The Physical Topology of the Power Grid
17:36 • 6min
7
Afi
23:25 • 2min
8
The Power Grid in New Mexico and Arizona, and Random Failures in the West?
25:38 • 5min
9
Is the Grid Really Vulnerable?
30:08 • 2min
10
The Problem of Critical Slowing Down in Complex Systems
32:07 • 3min
11
Black Out Vulnerabilities in Supply Chains
34:55 • 3min
12
The Stable State Question - How Will Failures Cascade?
37:33 • 4min
13
Can Capacity Markets Be Designated by Democracy?
41:53 • 3min
14
The Federal Energy Regulator Really Encouraged Regional Transmission Organizations, Right?
44:51 • 3min
15
Stakeholders in the Northeastern U.S.
47:49 • 4min
16
The Voting Process Is Structured Like the Electoral College
52:13 • 2min
17
Is There a Democracy in Power Generation Planning?
54:11 • 3min
18
The Relationship Between Technology and Tort Law in Autonomous Vehicles
57:00 • 2min
19
Is There a Gap Between Power and Agility?
58:55 • 4min
20
What Kind of Organizational Choices Do You Need to Make in a System Like the Power Grid?
01:02:51 • 2min
21
What's the Big Animating Question?
01:04:49 • 3min