Today (Aug. 14), power outages hit dozens of cities in the United States and Canada, including New York City, Detroit, Cleveland and Ottawa, Canada.
Anjan Bose, dean of Washington State University’s College of Engineering and Architecture and an electric power grid researcher, is recognized for his breakthroughs in power system control technology, including better computer controls of electric generation and transmission systems to avoid blackouts. He is available to talk to reporters about the East Coast power outages. Bose can be reached at 509.335.5593.