1st Edition

Powering Through Energy Resilience Planning from Grid to Government

By Alex Rakow, Brian Levite Copyright 2023
210 Pages 21 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by River Publishers

210 Pages 21 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by River Publishers

The threats to the electricity grid are on the rise at the same time as society is increasing its dependence on electricity for every aspect of our personal, social, and economic lives. We are accelerating that dependence – looking to the electrification of transportation and buildings as a way to stem the threats of climate change. Those threats have now arrived (in the form of more extreme... Read more

Introduction

Part 1: Energy Resilience Princples

1. The Energy Resilience Imperative

2. Energy Resilience Concepts

Part 2: Energy Resilience Strategies and Tactics

3. The Energy Resilience Planning Process

4. Resilience Metrics and Maturity Model

Part 3: Energy Resilience at Every Level

5. Energy Resilience at the Grid Level

6. Energy Resilience at the Local Level

7. Government Resilience Policies and Programs

Conclusion

Biography

Brian Levite is a Certified Energy Manager with 23 years of experience in the energy industry. He has supported the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, and numerous corporations and electric utilities in areas of energy strategy. While at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Mr. Levite was the one of the developers of and instructors for DOE’s Community Energy Strategic Planning Academy. He has a BA in Environmental Policy and an MA in Public Policy from The American University. Mr. Levite currently works at ICF Consulting where he helps utility and government clients understand how best to incorporate new technologies into the grid.

Alex Rakow is a Certified Energy Manager with 11 years of experience working on facility management issues related to energy and sustainability performance for both public and private clients. Mr. Rakow was part of the team that created and developed the Hitachi microgrids business at Hitachi America. He has a BA from Cornell University in Environmental Science, and an MA from Johns Hopkins University, with a research focus on global economics and sustainability. Mr. Rakow is now the Sustainability Lead for the Cloud and Service Provider segment at Schneider Electric.