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Formal Report - Proposal
Formal Report - Proposal
Vraj Patel
Subject: Proposal for outlining challenges and solutions of Electrical Grid Resilience
Summary
have chosen to write a formal report on the topics of electrical grid resilience because of
the challenges of natural disasters and cyber-attacks on the electrical grid which questions
Introduction
Modern society relies on the complex electrical grid, which generates, transmits,
and distributes power. Critical infrastructures like power and communication are
interdependent (Liu et al., 2020). Low-probability, high-impact events are often used to
describe resilience. Environmental and human threats like cybersecurity attacks can cause
these events. Hurricanes, winter storms, floods, wildfires, and earthquakes threaten the
electrical grid. Electrical outages due to weather have cost the U.S. economy $20 billion
to $55 billion annually. Human cyberattacks are also emerging and exposing electrical
grid vulnerabilities. The electrical power grid must be hardened against these threats as
Problem Statement
The challenge of ensuring the electrical grid’s resilience against natural disasters
and cyber threats is a critical and rising concern. There are multifaceted obstacles,
including physical infrastructure vulnerabilities and cyberattack risks, that threaten the
grid’s reliability as well as affect national economic security, public health, and safety.
Methodology
failure mitigation strategies are needed to assess the difficulties of ensuring the electrical
grid's resilience against natural disasters and cyberattacks are all part of the assessment
process. The use of analytical models to assess the grid's vulnerability to natural disasters
is aided by the collection and analysis of historical data on natural disasters in the target
region, including the frequency, magnitude, and impact on the electrical grid; and the use
likelihood and impact of events like earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires on
systems, analyzing the system architecture, access points, and potential attack vectors,
and using threat modelling techniques to quantify the risk associated with various cyber
threats.
Threat scenarios, such as those posed by natural disasters and cyberattacks, can be
simulated with the help of executable models. The crisis response, communication, and
resource allocation can all be simulated in real-time with the help of these models.
Models that can be executed allow for the investigation of different recovery scenarios
Hypothesis
faced by the electrical grid in ensuring resilience against natural disasters and cyber
Action
I would like to ask for your approval by October 12, 2023, so that I can start
working on the formal report. If there are any questions or concerns, please feel free to
References
Cicilio, P., Swartz, L., Vaagensmith, B., Rieger, C., Gentle, J., McJunkin, T., & Cotilla-
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106801
Liu, X., Chen, B., Chen, C., & Jin, D. (2020). Electric power grid resilience with