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> -----Original Message----- > From: Victor L. Boersma [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 8:57 AM > To: Edward Fitzgerald; EMC-PSTC (E-mail); TREG Reflector (E-mail) > Subject: RE: internet information (worldwide electricity supplies) > > I haven't checked the WEBsite (I avoid visiting WEBsites unless there is a > terrible need to know) so I don't know what exactly is there. However, > quite > often, the useful information to have is what the permissable variations > in > the Electrical supply are in various parts of the world. At one time I > had > such > a list for North America and it helped considerably in product design. My > understanding is that with the privatization of the North Amercan > electricity > generation and distribution, the private sector operators are now > establishing > norms for how much deviation they will allow in the "DESIGN" > characterisitics > of a power generating and/or distribution entity, before they will let > such > a > [provider connect to their network. (Supply contracts tend to have > terrible > penalty clauses for the power going down or off). > > These norms overall, are not in the public domain because the operators of > all manner of networks have come to the realization that too much > standard, > > makes their facilities more vulnerable to cyber attacks. > > > Ciao, > > > Vic Boersma --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
