Often in the wake of a blackout, the focus is on what caused the power to go out, but we seldom hear how utilities get the power back on. In this episode, Dave Whitehead talks with Bill Cook, a power system expert with more than four decades of experience,     about how he worked with the operations team at San Diego Gas & Electric to get the lights back on after the 2011 blackout in Southern California.

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Retired from San Diego Gas & Electric

William J. Cook

Often in the wake of a blackout, the focus is on what caused the power to go out, but we seldom hear how utilities get the power back on. In this episode, Dave Whitehead talks with Bill Cook, a power system expert with more than four decades of experience, about how he and the team at San Diego Gas & Electric worked to get the lights back on after the 2011 blackout in Southern California.

Turning the Lights Back on After a Blackout