COVID-19 Bulk System Impacts: Demand Impacts and Operational and Control Center Practices

As the world responds to COVID-19, power system operators in Italy have encountered a different challenge - an up to 20 percent decline in peak load during the country`s lockdown.

Beyond Italy, system operators across the industry are making changes to avoid the spread of COVID-19 and ensure their control centers are properly staffed throughout the pandemic.

This slide deck details EPRI`s analysis of the COVID-19 lockdown`s impact on Italy`s load and provides an overview of the industry`s actions to safely maintain control center operations. EPRI is continuing to gather additional information and will update this analysis as appropriate. 

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