Watts at Stake?: Protecting North America's energy infrastructure from cascading failure and terrorist threats

Authors

  • Alexander Szumilas Master of Public Administration Student, School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University
  • Bryce Swerhun
  • Jeannette Lye

Keywords:

Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Energy Infrastructure, Terrorism, Power Failure, Risk Management, Normal Accidents Theory (NAT), High-Reliability Organisations Theory (HRO)

Abstract

Due to rising consumption, electrical infrastructure has grown in size and complexity. This has allowed for an increased vulnerability of the infrastructure. Under the caveats of high-reliability organisations (HRO) theory and normal accidents theory (NAT), this paper examines two predominant threats to the North American energy sector: cascading failures and terrorism. A key consideration underlying the analysis is that NAT and HRO are not mutually exclusive; it is within both theories to suggest that redundancy and organisational learning are essential for the operation of critical energy infrastructure. This paper argues that while energy infrastructure has several characteristics of an NAT organisation, the high-consequence nature of infrastructure operations lends to a predisposition towards HRO strategies for risk identification and management. Energy infrastructure must be highly reliable, because society expects it to be so – the capacity for meeting periods of high demand must not be disabled by accidents or attacks.

Author Biographies

Alexander Szumilas, Master of Public Administration Student, School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University

Alexander Szumilas is a Master of Public Administration student in the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University. Alexander holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences from the University of Guelph in Guelph, ON. Apart from his scholarly work, Alexander participates in a number of extra-curricular leadership activities, including the Dalhousie University Senate, the Dalhousie Student Union and the Dalhousie Association of Graduate Students. He intends to pursue federal government employment after graduation.

Bryce Swerhun

Bryce Swerhun completed his undergraduate studies in political studies and philosophy at Queen‘s University.  He also holds a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Stellenbosch and is currently studying for the Master of Public Administration at Dalhousie University.  He gave a presentation titled “Fairness for Economic Recovery: Stimulus, Bailouts and the Difference Principle” at the recent annual conference of the Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association.  In addition to his academic studies and research he serves as the Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Dalhousie Association of Graduate Students.

Jeannette Lye

Jeannette Lye is graduate student in the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University. She holds a Master of Science in Cultural Psychology from Brunel University and an undergraduate degree in psychology from Acadia University. Jeannette is the former research coordinator for the Refugee and Immigrant Advisory Council in St. John‘s, Newfoundland. Most recently, she co-authored The Economic Impact of Post-Secondary International Students in Atlantic Canada, a study commissioned by the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training. She currently serves on the Nova Scotia Population Committee, investigating strategies for rural repopulation, immigration and retention.

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