An anatomy of space weather's electricity market impact: Case of the PJM power grid and the performance of its 500 kV transformers

Space Weather

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Forbes, Kevin F ^a   St Cyr, O C ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 77957699453     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009SW000498     Document Type: Article

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