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Microsoft --The blackout started when three high-voltage power lines in Ohio belonging to FirstEnergy Corp., short-circuited.
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Laptop Computers --FirstEnergy control room operators, hampered by computer problems, failed to respond promptly to the line failures and did not grasp the danger to grid stability.
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Laptop Computer --A failure to manage tree growth along the FirstEnergy power lines was a ``common cause'' linked to the three initial line outages.
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Desktop Computer --Regional grid monitors didn't have the means to detect or properly analyze the line failures to make FirstEnergy aware of the emerging danger and address grid stability.
Notebooks --FirstEnergy and the Midwest Independent System Operator, the regional grid monitor, violated industry reliability rules that contributed to events which prompted the cascading blackout.
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Hard Drive ``This blackout was largely preventable. ... Once the problem grew to a certain magnitude, nothing could have been done to prevent it from cascading out of control.'' -- Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, co-chairman of the task force.
Travelstar ``We remain convinced that the outage cannot be explained by events on any one utility system. We believe the interim report does not adequately address the underlying causes of the outage.'' -- First Energy President Anthony J. Alexander.
Gateway ``This report only reinforces the urgent need to complete action on the comprehensive energy bill. Without the mandatory reliability electricity provisions in our bill many of the problems discovered by investigators are certain to be repeated.'' -- Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La., chairman House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Software The U.S.-Canadian task force will hold hearings in the United States and Canada, so others can respond to the report. The task force will issue recommendations on management of the electricity grid and how to avoid future blackouts. It is expected to issue a final report by the end of the year.
Hard Drives Associated Press - 11/19/2003
Topic: Energy
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