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To: RAVEL who wrote (16707)	5/12/1998 7:05:00 PM
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More..Read on..the DOE getting in the action!!! Settle down troops!! RAVEL U.S. DOE Urges Power Industry To Tackle Y2K Computer Glitch 10:32:21, 12 May 1998 Dow Jones International News Service via Dow Jones WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The U.S. Department of Energy is asking the electric power industry to undertake an effort to ensure electric system reliability despite the pending year 2000 computer glitch. Energy Secretary Federico Pena and Deputy Energy Secretary Elizabeth Moler last week wrote to the North American Electric Reliability Council, requesting that it coordinate "a smooth transition" by the industry. The letter asked the industry group overseeing grid reliability standards to provide written assurances by July 1, 1999, that the electric system won't be compromised by the computer problem. It also called for a public forum to be convened no later than autumn to assess the problem and define a plan to ensure it grid operations aren't disrupted. "The electric system is such a highly interdependent network, and so vital to the security and well-being of the nation, that there is very little margin for error or miscalculation," said the letter. "The nation needs to know that a systematic process is in place to ensure that the electric supply system will not experience serious disruption," it continued. The DOE missive acknowledged that efforts are underway by the Electric Power Research Institute and other federal agencies to address the issue, but requested NERC to assume a role as coordinator of the disparate initiatives. Since the year 2000 computer problem is "truly a reliability issue," it is only appropriate that the industry group that oversees reliability standards organize the process, Pena and Moler said. The U.S. House Science Committee has scheduled a hearing for Thursday to assess the electric industry's vulnerability to the problem. -By Bryan Lee; 202-862-6647