ad info




CNN.com
 MAIN PAGE
 WORLD
 U.S.
 LOCAL
 POLITICS
 WEATHER
 BUSINESS
 SPORTS
* TECHNOLOGY
   computing
   personal technology
 SPACE
 HEALTH
 ENTERTAINMENT
 BOOKS
 TRAVEL
 FOOD
 ARTS & STYLE
 NATURE
 IN-DEPTH
 ANALYSIS
 myCNN

 Headline News brief
 news quiz
 daily almanac

  MULTIMEDIA:
 video
 video archive
 audio
 multimedia showcase
 more services

  E-MAIL:
Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists.
Enter your address:
Or:
Get a free e-mail account

 DISCUSSION:
 message boards
 chat
 feedback

  CNN WEB SITES:
CNN Websites
 AsiaNow
 En Español
 Em Português
 Svenska
 Norge
 Danmark
 Italian

 FASTER ACCESS:
 europe
 japan

 TIME INC. SITES:
 CNN NETWORKS:
Networks image
 more networks
 transcripts

 SITE INFO:
 help
 contents
 search
 ad info
 jobs

 WEB SERVICES:

COMPUTING

Electric power still running smoothly in North America

January 4, 2000
Web posted at: 11:08 a.m. EST (1608 GMT)

by Paul Krill

From...
InfoWorld

(IDG) -- Electric power systems in the United States and Canada continue to operate normally on the second day of the new year, according to the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC).

  ALSO
Y2K sites around the world

"I am pleased but not surprised that the electric systems are functioning normally," said Michehl R. Gent, president of the council, in a prepared statement. "The electric industry worked very diligently for the past two years so Y2K would be a nonevent."

The industry's Y2K program has helped to reassure the public that electricity would be available to power key systems and processes in businesses and governments in North America, according to the council.

MORE COMPUTING INTELLIGENCE
IDG.net   IDG.net home page
  InfoWorld home page
  Will leap year be a problem?
  DOD spots glitch in satellite intelligence system

NERC is a nonprofit company formed as a result of the Northeast blackout in 1965 to promote the reliability of bulk electric systems in North America. The council is composed of 10 regional reliability councils in the United States, Canada, and the Baja California Norte region of Mexico.

NERC, in Princeton, N.J., can be found at www.nerc.com/y2k.



RELATED STORIES:
Reaping the benefits of the Y2K scare
January 3, 2000
Charities tap leftover Y2K disaster supplies
January 3, 2000
Y2K worriers: Too soon to say all OK
January 3, 2000
Two glitches hit Microsoft Internet services as New Year rolls over
January 3, 2000
Y2K bug hits heating system in Korean apartments
January 3, 2000
Computer problems hit three nuclear plants in Japan
January 3, 2000
Feds sound Y2K all-clear
January 3, 2000
Arlington County, Va. faces strict Y2K deadline
December 31, 1999
Alaska always alert; Y2K just another day
December 31, 1999
Confident yet cautious, industries await Y2K
December 31, 1999
Japan makes final preparations for Y2K
December 31, 1999
LA might be most Y2K-ready city in the World
December 31, 1999
New Year's Eve on the Net
December 31, 1999
Overlooked patches cause last-minute Y2K glitches
December 31, 1999
Raleigh, N.C. to watch and wait
December 31, 1999
Y2K planning helps French power utility cope with storms
December 31, 1999
Tulsa takes laid-back approach to Y2K
December 31, 1999
Vietnam sets up Y2K contingency task force
December 31, 1999
Internet surviving Y2K, so far
December 31, 1999

RELATED IDG.net STORIES:
Year 2000 World
(Year 2000 World)
So far, business as usual on first post-Y2K work day
(InfoWorld.com)
All quiet on the year-2000 front
(InfoWorld.com)
Hong Kong exchange, banks run smoothly on first business day of 2000
(InfoWorld.com)
Will leap year be a problem?
(PC World)
Two glitches hit Microsoft Internet services
(InfoWorld.com)
DOD spots glitch in satellite intelligence system
(InfoWorld.com)
Japan's MPT reports four Y2K problems
(IDG.net)
Note: Pages will open in a new browser window
External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive.

RELATED SITES:
North American Electric Reliability Council
Note: Pages will open in a new browser window
External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive.
 LATEST HEADLINES:
SEARCH CNN.com
Enter keyword(s)   go    help

Back to the top   © 2001 Cable News Network. All Rights Reserved.
Terms under which this service is provided to you.
Read our privacy guidelines.