Energy Security Policy Shift of North America and Ontario, Canada Following 2003 Power Blackout: A Review

Abstract

Massive power blackout on 14 August 20003 experience in North America and Ontario, Canada became a wake-up call to energy policy maker for energy security in the future. The blackout has brought quite an impact to the public, economic, communication, healthcare and power generation. The blackout estimated to affect 50 million people with 61,800 megawatts electric loss. The loss of electrical supply also causing public insecurity due to fear of 11 September tragedy to repeat again. There also few lesson can be learned from the incident involving the policy for energy security, technology development and maintenance. Thus, this paper will give a review on the 2003 blackout event and the chronology of the incident, the impact and lesson learned from the incident.