us department of energy s chp program update ronald fiskum & merrill smith hq managers united states patti garland manager oak ridge national laboratory se roadmap workshop atlanta georgia september 20 21 2005 source noaa dmsp blackout august 14 2003 lessons learned from grid and population are vulnerable to large scale disruption 50 million north americans affected cell phones inoperable cost as much 6 billion nyc nyserda doe post reviews many emergency backup generators failed eg for hospitals communications systems performed designed with dg the lights water stayed on elderwood healthcare oakwood nursing home williamsville ny botsford health system kidney center livonia mi montefiore medical bronx central park police station westpoint military academy residential officer housing care facilities public services federal facility britannia treatment plant ottawa canada what can we learn katrina develop markets technologies eliminate regulatory institutional barriers raise awareness our activities guided by actions identified in those items required meet goal vision technology