AMBER BOREALIS: 2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise

June 16–17, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts

After-Action Report

July 19, 2011

Co-Sponsored by: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

National Association of State Energy Officials State of Massachusetts

City of Boston

Table of Contents I. Purpose & Objectives ................................................................................................................................. 1

II. Participants ............................................................................................................................................... 1

III. Workshop Summary................................................................................................................................. 2

A. Welcome and Introductions ............................................................................................................. 2

B. Workshops ........................................................................................................................................ 2

1. Energy Sector Interdependencies ................................................................................................. 2

2. Federal Authorities (Driver Hour Waivers and the Northeast Heating Oil Reserve) .................... 2

3. Space Weather Activity and Its Impacts on Critical Infrastructure .............................................. 3

C. Scenario Sessions .............................................................................................................................. 3

1. Pre-Exercise Conditions ................................................................................................................ 3

2. Scenarios ....................................................................................................................................... 3

IV. Exercise Lessons Learned ......................................................................................................................... 4

V. Exercise Wrap-Up & Next Steps................................................................................................................ 5

Attachment One – List of Participants .......................................................................................................... 7

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AMBER BOREALIS: 2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise

I. Purpose & Objectives On June 16–17, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration (ISER) Division, in coordination with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the City of Boston, and the National Association of State Energy Officials, held Amber Borealis: Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise, the second of a series of four regional energy assurance exercises. The exercises are part of DOE's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) State and Local Energy Assurance grant program, intended to develop new, or refine existing energy assurance and emergency preparedness plans. Amber Borealis focused on the Northeastern States. It was designed to help State and local participants evaluate their energy assurance plans while participating in an interstate regional energy assurance exercise, as required by the ARRA grant. The Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise was structured to engage participants in active discussion through three energy emergency scenarios, helping them to identify gaps in their energy assurance plans and where further planning and process improvements are needed. Target objectives for the Amber Borealis were to:

Help participants to evaluate their energy emergency preparedness and test their energy assurance plans

Provide the opportunity to participate in informational workshop sessions designed to assist State and Local Energy Assurance planners with specific topics relevant to energy assurance and energy emergency response

Increase participants’ understanding of key aspects of energy markets and infrastructure in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States

Help to satisfy State and local grant recipients’ interstate/regional exercise requirements.

The Exercise provided participants the opportunity to attend informational workshop sessions designed to assist State and local energy assurance planners with specific topics relevant to energy assurance and energy emergency response. These workshop sessions were designed to help State and local planners develop an increased understanding of the energy infrastructure and interdependencies, as well as the role of private, local, State, and Federal responders during an energy emergency. Exercise presentations and the agenda can be found at http://doe-oe-regionalexercises2011.govtools.us/Northeast/.

II. Participants There were 186 participants from: Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island Vermont Virginia West Virginia Washington, D.C.

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Participants represented State Energy Offices, Public Utility Commissions, State-level emergency management and environmental protection agencies, Governor’s offices, and local jurisdictions. In addition, there were a large number of participants from the electricity, oil, and natural gas sectors, as well as trade associations. See Attachment One for a list of participants.

III. Workshop Summary

A. Welcome and Introductions

The Honorable Mark Sylvia, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and Don McGough, Director, Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, City of Boston welcomed participants to the City of Boston. They highlighted the important role of energy assurance planning locally and the importance of State, local and Federal coordination. Bill Bryan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, OE/ISER welcomed participants to the Exercise explaining how pleased he was with the large turnout. He described OE’s role in responding to emergencies, and its integration with other Federal agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), States, and industry. He also stressed the importance of coordinating with State and local government and the need for exercises such as this to improve energy assurance planning.

B. Workshop Sessions

The Exercise included three informational workshops to provide State and local participants a greater understanding of the energy sector and the information they need to be aware of when planning for energy emergencies. Workshop topics included:

Energy Sector Interdependencies

Federal Authorities (Driver Hour Waivers and the Northeast Heating Oil Reserve)

Space Weather Activity and Its Impacts on Critical Infrastructure

1. Energy Sector Interdependencies The session on energy sector interdependencies in the Northeast was designed to help participants understand the many interdependencies between the energy infrastructure and other sectors, including water, transportation, communications, and others. These interdependencies have significant implications for preparedness, mitigation, and long-term restoration and must be addressed in energy assurance plans. The interdependencies session encouraged participants to identify and establish communications with service providers from other critical infrastructures. Workshop presenters discussed the types of interdependency failures that could occur and stressed the need for a comprehensive approach to security and resiliency.

2. Federal Authorities (Driver Hour Waivers and the Northeast Heating Oil Reserve) A session was conducted on Federal authorities, including U.S. Department of Transportation/ Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) driver hour waivers and Northeast Heating Oil Reserve operations. The objective of the Federal Authorities session was to inform participants about the Federal regulations and waiver options available to State and local jurisdictions in the event of an energy disruption. The FMCSA representative outlined the requirements for obtaining a waiver of FMCSA driver hour restrictions and associated regulations. The DOE presentation on the Northeast Heating Oil Reserve (NEHOR) covered topics such as storage contracts, requirements for release of reserve supplies, and proposed plans for managing the size and location of the reserve.

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3. Space Weather Activity and Its Impacts on Critical Infrastructure The final session was on space weather activity and its impacts on critical infrastructure. Space weather refers to the variable conditions on the Sun and the space environment that can influence the performance and reliability of space and ground-based technological systems, as well as endanger life or health. Dr. William Murtaugh used historical data to provide an overview of the solar cycle and the frequency of sunspot activity. Geomagnetic storms can occur in smaller solar cycles where sunspot activity is less frequent. Dr. Murtaugh discussed current infrastructure vulnerabilities to geomagnetic storms caused by coronal mass ejections. These storms have and can impact radio activity, satellites, aircraft operations, geographic positioning systems, and power grid operations. Our vulnerability to geomagnetic storms has increased in recent decades due to a growing dependence on satellites and other infrastructure. Subjects of discussion included effects from past geomagnetic storms, storm frequency, early warning systems for detecting incoming storm effects, and potential impacts to Northeast and Mid-Atlantic energy infrastructure that could result from a range of storm scenarios. In addition, Dr. Murtaugh described potential impacts of geomagnetic storms to the electric power grid.

C. Energy Scenarios

During the course of the exercise, DOE presented three energy emergency scenarios that impacted energy demand, created energy supply disruptions, and resulted in impacts to interdependent sectors throughout the Northeast.1 The purpose of each scenario was to provide participants an opportunity to test and evaluate their energy assurance plans and identify potential gaps. Each scenario was presented in a large group. Participants were provided background data, information on the nature of the emergency event, and details on the impacts. They were also presented with questions to consider in responding to the disruption. After each scenario was presented in the plenary, participants separated into six, geographically focused breakout groups to discuss the emergency scenario presented, review potential impacts, discuss response measures and roles and responsibilities, and evaluate the preparedness of their organization for responding to such an event. Because participants in future regional energy assurance exercises will be required to test and evaluate their plans against energy emergency scenarios, only limited information on the emergency scenarios used for Amber Borealis is provided.

1. Pre-Exercise Conditions Prior to the Exercise, participants were provided with conditions to set the stage for the scenarios. They were asked to prepare short responses to targeted questions regarding pre-event conditions. State responses to the pre-event conditions were discussed at the Exercise as a prelude to the presentation of the first emergency scenario.

2. Scenarios Over the course of the three energy emergency scenarios participants were presented with a range of disruptions to the energy sector. These included a hurricane impacting energy infrastructure in the Northeast region. Additional impacts to the energy sector occurred as a result of atmospheric events (solar flare) affecting the electricity grid and a worker strike impacting critical energy supplies. Participants in breakout discussions were asked to evaluate how the scenarios would impact their regions and to consider some of the following issues:

1 Although hypothetical, scenario materials for the three events were not distributed due to the sensitive nature of the events described.

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How would States evaluate the scenario conditions and their additional impacts? How would preliminary assessments of magnitude and duration be developed?

What response measures would States take in the event of such an emergency?

What interdependency issues pose the greatest concern, and why?

Have States and localities considered impacts similar to those from the scenarios in their Energy Assurance Plans?

What lessons have State and local participants learned as a result of these emergency scenarios and what actions may they take within their organizations to improve their energy assurance.

IV. Exercise Lessons Learned Following each of the individual breakout discussions, participants reconvened for plenary report outs. Participants from each breakout reported the results of their individual group discussions and the Exercise facilitator led an open facilitated discussion to capture participant perspectives on the impacts of the energy emergency, response measures which State, local and industry organizations may take, as well as overall preparedness and lessons learned among participants. Participants acknowledged that energy disruptions can be the result of any number of events and can have widespread impacts beyond the energy sector. Participants suggested that more exercises and agency coordination on a regional level, as well as between government and industry, was important to identify gaps in energy assurance plans and for overall emergency preparedness. Plans are only useful if they are tested and exercised on a regular basis. Participants also agreed that planning is essential. States and localities are urged to determine key contacts and prioritize resources before an emergency occurs. Other suggestions and lessons learned included managing public expectations and increasing communication and information sharing across jurisdictional boundaries. Participants were asked to submit their individual lessons learned from the Exercise. These lessons learned are summarized as follows:

1. Establishing priorities for allocating response resources and restoring services is an ongoing challenge, and one that must be tackled through consistent communication with infrastructure owners and operators during response. Responders must have some understanding of plans maintained by the private sector and other regional partners.

2. Clarifying response roles and responsibilities is critical; all relevant stakeholders must understand who is responsible for what, and when. Staff turnover and retirement issues will continue to pose challenges for building institutional knowledge and continuity.

3. Even if critical communications systems are in place, they can always be improved, both in terms of technology and methodology. Most often, the crucial issue is not so much what is known, but what is communicated.

4. Being proactive when contacting industry and other partners is a critical component of response. If responders are not reaching out as soon as an emergency occurs, they are already behind.

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5. The general public may think that all potential emergency scenarios have been planned for so response will be seamless. Managing public expectations through effective communication is a critical aspect of effective response.

6. Interdependencies can compound the effects of an energy supply disruption, thereby limiting the response resources available from partner agencies (e.g., public safety, health and human services) that are also impacted.

7. Though energy assurance planning collaboration between States and private sector partners has begun, in many cases it needs to be improved.

8. Establishing more robust communication mechanisms can significantly improve response. While emergency communication via email and cell phone is increasingly common, land-line and/or satellite phone numbers of key contacts should be readily available in case electricity and cellular telecommunications infrastructure are impacted by an emergency.

9. It is critical to understand relevant legal authorities, particularly in relation to the declaration of emergencies and the conduct of operations during emergency response.

10. Mobilizing response resources when the impacts of an emergency are not yet being felt locally is an ongoing challenge. This early mobilization can play a critical role in effective response, however, and key decision-makers must be made to understand the importance of prepositioning assets and the need to stand up resources before the worst of the impacts are felt locally.

V. Exercise Wrap-Up & Next Steps Alice Lippert of OE/ISER and Jeff Pillon from the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) concluded the Exercise by thanking participants and to identify any gaps participants in their energy assurance planning and to implement lessons learned from the Exercise. Jeff Pillon asked grant recipients to reach out to NASEO for any technical needs and assistance on specific energy assurance planning topics. Alice Lippert reminded State grant recipients that an After Action Report is due 30 days after their participation in the Exercise. This is a requirement under their ARRA grant. Also, final Energy Assurance Plans are due August 2012. Recipients should continue to refine their plans based on the regional exercise and any intrastate exercises they conduct or in which they participate. For specific grant questions, recipients should contact their DOE program managers or contract officers. Finally, Ms. Lippert referred participants to the following sites for information on Energy Assurance Planning and Resiliency:

Energy Assurance Daily: Covers major energy developments in electricity, petroleum, and natural gas industries; energy prices; and other relevant news: http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/ead.aspx

Emergency Situation Reports: Contains impact studies on the disruption to energy infrastructure caused by major disasters: http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/emergency_sit_rpt.aspx

Electric Disturbance Events (OE-417): Provides information on electric emergency incidents and disturbances: http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx

Analysis & Outreach: Contains some lessons learned from conferences, briefs, State or local plans, and tools: http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/outreach.aspx

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NASEO Energy Assurance Program: Contains the State Energy Assurance Guidelines, planning framework, and technical assistance for specific energy assurance planning topics: http://www.naseo.org/energyassurance/.

Amber Borealis: Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise was the second of four exercises DOE will host in 2011 to test specific elements of State and local energy assurance plans and to identify where further planning and process improvements may be needed. Target objectives for the regional exercises include helping States and localities examine their energy assurance plans to prepare for, and respond to, energy infrastructure and supply disruptions, as well as build capacity and situational awareness for State and local planners. They also foster consideration of new energy technologies and cyber security as part of energy assurance planning. These new technologies may include renewable resources for electricity and fuel or advanced energy applications such as Smart Grid technologies. OE will use feedback from Amber Borealis to help improve future exercises. The next regional exercise will cover the Midwest region and will be held in coordination with the Illinois Energy Office, the City of Chicago, and the National Association of State Energy Officials. It will be held in Chicago, Illinois, August 31–September 1, 2011. DOE also is planning a national-level workshop for 2012 which will bring together grant recipients to evaluate the success of the energy assurance grants and to discuss how best to keep the momentum going in energy assurance planning.

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Attachment One – List of Participants

Amber Borealis: 2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise

PARTICIPANT LIST June 16–17, 2011

Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers Boston, Massachusetts

2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization

David Althoff dalthoff@state.pa.us Bureau Director

Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Energy and Technology Deployment

Fred Amaral alfred.amaral@us.ngrid.com Director Field Operations National Grid

Thomas Amerige thomas.amerige@us.ngrid.com Director Gas Control Gas System Control –U.S.

Paul Aresta paresta@ccat.us Energy Program Manager Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology

Mark Babula mbabula@iso-ne.com Principal Engineer ISO New England

John Bahnweg jbahnweg.ctr@cra-usa.net Department of Environmental Protection CRA

Karl Baker karl.baker@po.state.ct.us Public Utilities Supervisor of Technical Analysis

Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control

Timothy Barnett tim.barnett@dhs.gov Infrastructure / Public Assistance

Department of Homeland Security/FEMA

Rep. Richard Barry richardbarry@leg.state.nh.us Representative New Hampshire House of Representatives

Neal J. Beets nbeets@windhamct.com Town Manager Town of Windham

John Bigger jobigger@vt.edu Research Professor Virginia Tech University

Donald Bliss dbliss@ni2.org Director NI2 Center for Infrastructure Expertise

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization

Dale Bowen dbowen@pti.org Assistant Executive Director for Services Public Technology Institute

Mary Brown mary_e_brown@rl.gov Manager U.S. Department of Energy/ISER HAMMER Training Facility

William Bryan william.bryan@hq.doe.gov

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

Michael Bryson brysonm@pjm.com Executive Director System Operations PJM

Kristin Buda kbuda@bcs-hq.com Analyst BCS, Incorporated

Jonathan Burbank jonathan.p.burbank@maine.gov

Critical Infrastructure Private Sector Liaison

Maine Information and Analysis Center

Tom Byers tom.byers@magellanlp.com Senior Government Affairs Representative Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

Eileen Carson eileen.carson@dmme.virginia.gov Energy Manager Department of Mines, Minerals & Energy

Odin Castillo ocastillo@aae.pr.gov Program Manager Energy Affairs Administration of Puerto Rico

Stewart Cedres stewart.cedres@hq.doe.gov Director Infrastructure Reliability U.S. Department of Energy

Alan Cerrone al.cerrone@nnsa.doe.gov Continuity Program Manager U.S. Department of Energy/NNSA

Barbara Cesaro b.cesaro@energy.ri.gov Chief Program Development Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources

Robert Chomick robert.chomick@ct.gov Associate Economist State of Connecticut Energy Office

Jacqueline Christian jacqueline.christian@us.ngrid.com Director of Emergency Planning National Grid

Jamie Clark jamie.clark@hq.doe.gov Senior Program Analyst U.S. Department of Energy

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization Mandy Clarke mclarke@naseo.org Office Administration NASEO

Chuck Clinton cclinton@naseo.org Senior Advisor/Regional Coordinator NASEO

Michael Colby michael_colby@dps.state.ny.us Gas Policy and Supply New York State Department of Public Service

Stephen Conard stephen.a.conard.ctr@us.army.mil Region 1 Planner Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency

Antonio Conte contea@natfuel.com Assistant Superintendent Gas Control National Fuel Gas

Rep. Sean Cox seancoxnh@gmail.com Representative New Hampshire House of Representatives

William Cummins bill.cummnis@dhs.gov Oil and Gas Sector Specialist U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Infrastructure Protection

Joe Dalton joe.dalton@gdfsuezna.com

Director, Government & Regulations Distrigas GDF SUEZ

Adam Dane adam.dane@ct.gov Connecticut Carrier Trainee State of Connecticut Energy Office

Mark DeCaprio mark.decaprio@ct.gov

Division Director Emergency Response and Spill Prevention

State Department of Environmental Protection

James DeMetro james.demetro@massmail.state.ma.us Analyst Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Dean Desautels dean.desautels@us.ngrid.com Manager – Emergency Planning National Grid

Stephen Dodge dodges@api.org Associate Director Massachusetts Petroleum Council/API

Lori Ehrlich rep.loriehrlich@gmail.com State Representative Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Jack Eisenhauer jeisenhauer@nexightgroup.com President and CEO Nexight Group

Girard Elliott jelliott@iso-ne.com Lead Analyst ISO New England

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization

David Ethier david.ethier@us.ngrid.com Director OH Lines, New York Eastern Division National Grid

Richard Fahy rhfahy@gmail.com CAPT Naval Region Mid-Atlantic

Mindi Farber-DeAnda farbermj@saic.com Senior Energy Analyst SAIC

Ellen Foley efoley@iso-ne.com Director, Corporate Communications ISO New England

Steve Folga sfolga@anl.gov Engineer Argonne National Laboratory

R. Douglas Frazier dfrazier@dhses.ny.gov Energy Policy Advisor

New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services

Richard French rfrench@dhses.ny.gov Chief of Response New York Office of Emergency Management

Steven Fruchtman steven.fruchtman@saic.com Regional Practice Manager NYSERDA contractor

Brittany Gesner bgesner@vbgov.com Energy Management Assistant City of Virginia Beach

Joseph Gilliard joseph.gilliard@us.ngrid.com Emergency Planning National Grid

Daniel Goodman dgoodman@law.umaryland.edu Law & Policy Analyst UMB-Center for Health and Homeland Security

Andrew Grandjean andrew.grandjean@puc.state.oh.us Technical Advisor Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

Ken Green kgreen@bcs-hq.com Sr. Vice President BCS, Incorporated

Chuck Guinn Straguinn@aol.com NASEO Regional Coordinator

Jay Hanna joseph.hanna@netl.doe.gov Project Manager U.S. Department of Energy, NETL

Brian Harrell brian.harrell@nerc.net Manager of Critical Infrastructure Protection NERC

Peter Harris pharris@iso-ne.com Manager, System Operations Support ISO New England

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization

Charles Hawkins charlie.hawkins@energy.ri.gov Planning & Outreach Coordinator

Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources

Erica Heidelberg erica.heidelberg@state.ma.us All Hazards Planner Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

Michael Heintz mheintz@energy.state.md.us Energy Assurance Planning Manager Maryland Energy Administration

Michael Helmka michael.helmka@us.ngrid.com Operations Coordinator National Grid

Lori Herrick lherrick@vbgov.com Energy Administrator City of Virginia Beach

Benjamin Hiltunen ben.hiltunen@state.ma.us Regional Planner The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Rep. Frank Holden frholden@tds.net Representative New Hampshire House of Representatives

Will Houston will.houston@us.ngrid.com Director – New England Transmission Control Center National Grid

Holmes Hummel Holmes.Hummel@hq.doe.gov Senior Policy Advisor U.S. Department of Energy , Office of Policy & International Affairs

David Hunt dhunt@cra-usa.net Director CRA

Keith Isaac isaacke@ci.newark.nj.us

Director – Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security City of Newark

Lamont Jackson lamont.jackson@hq.doe.gov Program Analyst U.S. Department of Energy

Peter Jansson jansson@rowan.edu Associate Professor Rowan University

Fred Jennings frederick.e.jennings@saic.com SAIC EE&I, LLC

Karl Johnson karl.johnson@state.vt.us Planning Engineer – Energy Assurance

Vermont Department of Public Service

Jon Juette jon.juette@hq.doe.gov Sr. Project Administrator U.S. Department of Energy, OE/ISER

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization

Andrew Kasius ask@nyserda.org Associate Project Manager

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Francis Katulak frank.katulak@gdfsuezna.com President and CEO Distrigas GDF SUEZ

John Keenan john.keenan@mahouse.gov

Chair – Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, House of Representatives

Caitlin Kelly caitlin.kelly@phila.gov Training & Exercise Coordinator

Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management

Devin Kerins devin.kerins@dhs.gov Regional Exercise Officer FEMA Region II

John Kerry kerrynegc@msn.com Director of Policy New England Governors' Conference

Gerald Kiernan gpkiernan@comcast.net Senior Research Scientist The Scalingi Group, LLC

Kevin Kille kevin.kille@state.de.us Technological Hazards Planner

Delaware Emergency Management Agency

Lindsay Kishter lkishter@nexightgroup.com Communications Specialist Nexight Group

Rich Klein richard.m.klein@uscg.mil Port Recovery Coast Guard Sector Boston

Thomas Kogut tkogut@ripuc.state.ri.us Chief of Information Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers

Christopher Kroot christopher.kroot@maine.gov Enterprise GIS Applications Manager Maine Office of GIS

Katherine Kweder katherine.kweder@netl.doe.gov Project Manager U.S. Department of Energy

Michael Lang Gas Control Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.

Stephen Leahy leahy@northeastgas.org VP, Policy & Planning Northeast Gas Association

Michael E. Licata mlicata@windhamct.com Fire Marshal / EMD Town of Windham / Fire Marshal’s Office

Alice Lippert Alice.lippert@hq.doe.gov Senior Technical Advisor U.S. Department of Energy, OE

Richard Lopez lopezr@ci.newark.nj.us Public Buildings Manager City of Newark

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization

Mark Marchbank mmarchba@vbgov.com

Deputy Coordinator Emergency Management City of Virginia Beach

Jeffrey Marks jeffrey.marks@maine.gov Deputy Director Maine Governor's Office of Energy Independence & Security

John Masiello newb345@gmail.com Senior Engineer New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Joanne McBrien joanne.mcbrien@state.ma.us

Supervisor of Energy Reliability

Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Cynthia McCarran cynthia_mccarran@dps.state.ny.us Chief, Gas Policy and Supply New York State Department of Public Service

Cristine McCombs cristine.mccombs@saic.com Executive Emergency Management Consultant SAIC

Don McGough donald.mcgough@cityofboston.gov Director Boston Mayor's Office of Emergency Management

Lauren McLane lauren.mclane@dhs.gov Planning Branch Chief FEMA Region I Response Division

Hamilton McLean Hamilton.S.McLean@saic.com Senior Program Manager SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC

Meghan McPherson Meghan.mcpherson@nh.gov

Grants Manager and Energy Assurance Program Manager

New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning

William Merritt Bill.merritt@baltimorecity.gov Project Manager Baltimore Department of General Services

Hans Mertens hans.mertens@state.vt.us Director Vermont DPS

Donald Milsten, Ph.D. stateserve@aol.com Consultant SEE&I/SAIC

Ruben Moreno Ruben.Moreno@apanmail.org SAIC Senior Director

Allen Morris amorri1@citgo.com Terminal Manager CITGO

Ronda Mosley rmosley@pti.org Assistant Executive Director for Research Public Technology Institute

John Mulhern mulhernj@coned.com Senior System Operator Consolidated Edison Company of NY, Inc.

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization

Dr. William Murtagh William.Murtagh@noaa.gov National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Ross Nagy rnagy@dps.state.vt.us Deputy Director, Preparedness and Planning

Department of Public Safety, Emergency Management Division

Crystal Nagyiski crystal.nagyiski@state.de.us Program Manager Delaware Energy Office

Elizabeth Naskret elizabeth.naskret@phila.gov Energy Assurance Planning Coordinator

Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management

Richard Nasman rnasman@berkshiregas.com Director of Operations The Berkshire Gas Company

Donald Nelson donald.e.nelson@state.ma.us Public Utilities Engineer Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

David Newcomer davnewcome@state.pa.us Energy Assurance Annuitant Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Joseph Newman joseph.newman@us.ngrid.com

Vice President of Government Affairs – Massachusetts National Grid

Khoa Nguyen khoa.nguyen@bpu.state.nj.us Civil Engineer New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Daniel Nibouar daniel.nibouar@saic.com

Senior Emergency Management Consultant SAIC, BDR Division

Michael Norbeck michael.norbeck@hq.doe.gov Program Specialist U.S. Department of Energy, OE

Brian Normoyle bnormoyle@nisource.com Manager Operations Compliance Columbia Gas of Massachusetts

William Osborn osbornwc@saic.com Emergency Management Consultant SAIC - NYSERDA project support

Christine Packard christine.h.packard@saic.com Exercise Support NYSERDA Contractor

Jeffrey Painter jepainter@state.pa.us Manager

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – State Energy Office

Theodore Pappas tpappast@service.lipower.org Director–System Operations (Electric) Long Island Power Authority

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization

Sean Pappas sean.pappas@ct.gov Policy Development Coordinator State of Connecticut Energy Office

Justin Pardi justin.pourdi@dhs.gov U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Shashi Parekh shashi.parekh@state.ma.us Sr. Electrical Engineer Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

Robert A. Parolisi robert.parolisi@dmme.virginia.gov Energy Manager Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, & Energy

Lindsay Partusch lindsay.partusch@hq.doe.gov Program Analyst U.S. Department of Energy

Thomas Pearce thomas.pearce@puc.state.oh.us Sr. Utility Specialist Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

James Peplau jpeplau@yahoo.com Battalion Chief / EEAC City of Waterbury

Jeffrey Pillon jpillon@naseo.org Director of Energy Assurance

National Association of State Energy Officials

Karin Pisiewski karin.pisiewski@state.ma.us Consumer Affairs and SHOPP Coordinator

Massachusetts Department Of Energy Resources

Edgar Portante ecportante@anl.gov Energy Systems Engineer Argonne National Laboratory

Kelly Porter kelly.porter@po.state.ct.us Rate Specialist Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control

Todd Poynton poyntont@oru.com System Operations Training Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.

Mark Quinlan mark.quinlan@po.state.ct.us Supervisor of Technical Analysis - Electric

Department of Public Utility Control

Mary Raymond mary.raymond@dhs.gov Regional Director U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Robert Reed robert.reed@netl.doe.gov General Engineer U.S. Department of Energy

John Reese john.reese@shell.com Fuels Product Management Advisor NA Shell Oil Products U.S.

Christopher Reidel christopher.reidel@dhs.gov Protective Security Advisor (PSA) – District Maine

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Infrastructure Protection, PSA Maine

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization

Al Richmond albert.richmond@dhs.gov Protective Security Advisor

U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Office of Infrastructure Protection

Joel Rinebold jrinebold@ccat.us Director of Energy Programs Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology

James Roche rochej47@students.rowan.edu Graduate Student Rowan University

Matt Rosenbaum matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov Electrical Engineer U.S. Department of Energy

Floyd K Russell rusty.russell@mail.wvu.edu Research Program Coordinator / HLS Liaison

West Virginia University / WV Division of Energy

John Saymansky jsaymans@wvu.edu Assistant Professor West Virginia University

Paula Scalingi scalinggroup@comcast.net President The Scalingi Group, LLC

Daniel Searfoorce dsearfoorc@state.pa.us Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Suzanne Sebastian suzanne.sebastian@state.de.us Energy Program Planner IV Delaware Energy Office

William Senn william.j.senn@exxonmobil.com Environmental Compliance Advisor Exxon Mobil Corporation

John Sennett john_sennett@dps.state.ny.us Director, Office of Utility Security

New York State Department of Public Service

Joel Severance jpseverance@snet.net EAP Project Consultant Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

Kevin Shanley kevin.shanley@cityofboston.gov COOP Program Coordinator Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness

Mary Shaw mary_shaw@urscorp.com Principal Planner URS Corporation

Terry Sheehan terry.sheehan@dot.gov ESF-1 Lead U.S. Department of Transportation

Michael Spall spallm@coned.com

Department Manager, Emergency Management

Consolidated Edison Company of NY, Inc.

Shemika Spencer sspencer@naseo.org Grants and Program Manager

National Association of State Energy Officials

Paul Stasiuk paul.stasiuk@us.ngrid.com National Grid

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization

Eric A Steiner esteiner@oem.nyc.gov Regional Planner New York City, Office of Emergency Management

David St. Jean dstjean@energy.state.md.us Energy Assurance Planning Manager Maryland Energy Administration

Rick Strauss rstrauss@ctcase.org Executive Director Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

Elaine Sudanowicz elaine.sudanowicz@cityofboston.gov Interagency Coordinator Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness

Mark Sylvia Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Sosina Tadessse sosina.tadesse@dc.gov Energy Program Specialist U.S. Department of Energy

Dean Taklif dean.taklif@bpu.state.nj.us Senior Engineer/Emergency Management

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

David Terry dterry@naseo.org Executive Director National Association of State Energy Officials

Robert Thomas thomasr2@ci.newark.nj.us

Sustainability Energy Manager City of Newark

Richard Tobin richard.tobin@nstar.com Manager, Emergency Preparedness NSTAR Electric Company

Carlos Torres torresca@coned.com Consolidated Edison Company of NY, Inc.

Lee Tuck harrison.tuck@us.ngrid.com Manager National Grid

Eileen Unger eunger@emergencypreparednesspartnerships.com President

Emergency Preparedness Partnerships

Ronald Van Winkle ron@westhartford.org Town Manager Town of West Hartford

Elisabeth Vrahopoulou elisabeth.p.vrahopoulou@exxonmobil.com

U.S. Fuels Senior Policy Advisor ExxonMobil

Thomas Walker thomas.s.walker@uscg.mil Incident Response Staff U.S. Coast Guard

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2011 Northeast Regional Energy Assurance Exercise – Participant List

First Name Last Name Email Address Title Organization Ryan Watson ryan.watson@netl.doe.gov Federal Project Engineer U.S. Department of Energy, NETL

Charles Wesley cmw@nyserda.org Program Manager

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Bill Willis bill.g.willis@wv.gov Program Coordinator West Virginia Division of Energy

Raymond Wilson raymond.wilson@ct.gov Director State of Connecticut – Energy Office

Robert Wilson rbtwilson@state.pa.us Director – Fixed Utility Services

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Matthew Wurst mwurst@state.pa.us Utility Energy and Conservation Analyst

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Bureau of Conservation, Economics and Energy Planning

Michael Yantachka myantachka.dfa@gmail.com Representative Vermont House of Representatives

Michael Zappone zappom@nu.com

Manager System Restoration and Emergency Preparedness Northeast Utilities