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KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON:REMOVING BARRIERS TO TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT BLACKOUTS
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY 
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSIONSEPTEMBER 25, 2003
Serial No. 108–23
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COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
HON. SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York,
Chairman
LAMAR S. SMITH, TexasCURT WELDON, PennsylvaniaDANA ROHRABACHER, CaliforniaJOE BARTON, TexasKEN CALVERT, CaliforniaNICK SMITH, MichiganROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland VERNON J. EHLERS, MichiganGIL GUTKNECHT, MinnesotaGEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR.,WashingtonFRANK D. LUCAS, OklahomaJUDY BIGGERT, IllinoisWAYNE T. GILCHREST, MarylandW. TODD AKIN, MissouriTIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, IllinoisMELISSA A. HART, PennsylvaniaJOHN SULLIVAN, OklahomaJ. RANDY FORBES, VirginiaPHIL GINGREY, GeorgiaROB BISHOP, UtahMICHAEL C. BURGESS, TexasJO BONNER, AlabamaTOM FEENEY, FloridaRANDY NEUGEBAUER, TexasRALPH M. HALL, TexasBART GORDON, TennesseeJERRY F. COSTELLO, IllinoisEDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, TexasLYNN C. WOOLSEY, CaliforniaNICK LAMPSON, TexasJOHN B. LARSON, ConnecticutMARK UDALL, ColoradoDAVID WU, OregonMICHAEL M. HONDA, CaliforniaCHRIS BELL, TexasBRAD MILLER, North CarolinaLINCOLN DAVIS, TennesseeSHEILA JACKSON LEE, TexasZOE LOFGREN, CaliforniaBRAD SHERMAN, CaliforniaBRIAN BAIRD, WashingtonDENNIS MOORE, Kansas ANTHONY D. WEINER, New YorkJIM MATHESON, UtahDENNIS A. CARDOZA, California VACANCY 
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JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois,
Chair
CURT WELDON, PennsylvaniaROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland VERNON J. EHLERS, MichiganGEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR.,WashingtonW. TODD AKIN, MissouriMELISSA A. HART, PennsylvaniaPHIL GINGREY, GeorgiaJO BONNER, AlabamaSHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New YorkNICK LAMPSON, TexasJERRY F. COSTELLO, IllinoisLYNN C. WOOLSEY, CaliforniaDAVID WU, OregonMICHAEL M. HONDA, CaliforniaBRAD MILLER, North CarolinaLINCOLN DAVIS, TennesseeRALPH M. HALL, TexasKEVIN CARROLL
Subcommittee Staff Director
TINA M. KAARSBERG
 Republican Professional Staff Member
CHARLES COOKE
 Democratic Professional Staff Member
JENNIFER BARKER
Staff Assistant
KATHRYN CLAY
Chairwoman’s Designee
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C O N T E N T S
September 25, 2003
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Witness List.............................................................................................................2Hearing Charter......................................................................................................3
Opening Statements
Statement by Representative Judy Biggert, Chairman, Subcommittee on En-ergy, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives...........................8Written Statement............................................................................................9Statement by Representative Nick Lampson, Minority Ranking Member, Sub-committee on Energy, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representa-tives.......................................................................................................................10Written Statement............................................................................................11Prepared Statement by Representative Jerry F. Costello, Member, Sub-committee on Energy, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representa-tives.......................................................................................................................11
Witnesses:
Mr. James W. Glotfelty, Director, Office of Electric Transmission and Dis-tribution, U.S. DOEOral Statement.................................................................................................12Written Statement............................................................................................14Biography..........................................................................................................28Mr. T.J. Glauthier, President and CEO, Electricity Innovation Institute, Palo Alto, CA Oral Statement.................................................................................................28Written Statement............................................................................................30Biography..........................................................................................................36Dr. Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Laureate, Professor at George Mason UniversityOral Statement.................................................................................................37Written Statement............................................................................................40Biography..........................................................................................................44Mr. Thomas R. Casten, CEO, Private Power, LLC, Oak Brook, IL; Chairman,World Alliance for Decentralized EnergyOral Statement.................................................................................................45Written Statement............................................................................................48Biography..........................................................................................................50Discussion.................................................................................................................59
 Appendix 1: Answers to Post-Hearing Questions
Mr. James W. Glotfelty, Director, Office of Electric Transmission and Dis-tribution, U.S. DOE.............................................................................................78Mr. T.J. Glauthier, President and CEO, Electricity Innovation Institute, Palo Alto, CA.................................................................................................................80Mr. Thomas R. Casten, CEO, Private Power, LLC, Oak Brook, IL; Chairman,World Alliance for Decentralized Energy...........................................................86
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