North American SynchroPhasor Initiative

Information and measurement systems are evolving rapidly within the electric power industry. With new classes of instruments becoming available, new operating and regulatory environments, and new computing and communications capabilities, the time is right for industry stakeholders to make better use of measurements and information to improve system performance.

Along with changes in the availability and quality of data and information provided by new technologies, we are witnessing concurrent changes in the uses and applications for this data. The North American SynchroPhasor (NASPI) Phase 1 Plan outlines a plan whereby one component of the new information landscape, namely information systems covering regional issues, is advanced through an effort involving a broad spectrum of stakeholders.

NASPI embodies a vision for the overall project in two stages. In the near term, the project team seeks to use expertise and equipment developed under auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy to deliver immediate value to project participants. Most of this existing expertise involves off-line analysis and is supportive of planning activities. In the long term, the vision calls for delivering value within the operations environment using new inter-regional information and measurement systems. Both stages require buy-in and participation from industry participants.

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Contact:
Jeff Dagle
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
(509) 375-3629