The Year 2000 problem and its effects on rural electric utilities

Author

McCLANAHAN, ROBERT H.

Author_Institution

Arkansas Electr. Cooperative Corp., Little Rock, AR, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Abstract

The transition to the Year 2000 brings with it many unknowns and uncertainties in the world of computerized and electronic systems. Software development techniques passed along from years gone by may render many computerized systems unable to continue their function into the next century, This Year 2000 Problem, or Y2K as it has become known, can possibly have many effects on rural electric utilities, not only in the area of information systems, but also in the areas of system operations and distribution automation. This paper analyzes the history and scope of the Y2K problem acid its possible effects on electric distribution systems

Keywords

data integrity; distribution networks; electricity supply industry; software development management; software maintenance; Y2K problem; Year 2000 problem; computerized systems; critical dates; distribution automation; electric distribution systems; electronic systems; embedded systems; information systems; program methodology; rural electric utilities; software development techniques; system operations; Automation; Costs; Electronic equipment testing; History; Information management; Information systems; Management information systems; Power industry; Programming; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Rural Electric Power Conference, 1999

Conference_Location

Indianapolis, IN

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5244-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/REPCON.1999.768679

Filename

768679