Updated October 31, 2024
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“The purpose of this guide is twofold. First, it is to present a set of terms and definitions which can be used to foster uniformity in the development of distribution service reliability indices, to identify factors which affect the indices, and to aid in consistent reporting practices among utilities. Secondly, it is to provide guidance for new personnel in the reliability area and to provide tools for internal as well as external comparisons. In the past, other groups have defined reliability indices for transmission, generation, and distribution but some of the definitions already in use are not specific enough to be wholly adopted for distribution.
Users of this guide should recognize that not all utilities would have the data available to calculate all the indices.
Bob Arno present updated at the October IAS/ECCE Meetings in Phoenix . Minutes of that meeting will be posted soon,
References & Bibliography
1366-2022 – IEEE Guide for Electric Power Distribution Reliability Indices
Review of Power System Reliability Indices for Renewable Energy Environments
Impact of Integrating DERs and ESS on Smart-Grid Supply Continuity
NARUC 2003: Measuring Performance Of Electric Power Distribution Systems – IEEE Std. 1366-2003
NREL: Measuring and Valuing Resilience: A Literature Review for the Power Sector
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction: Power Outage/ or Blackout
FERC Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements
Michigan’s Electrical Standards
IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Electrotechnology
