Roy Billinton

Billinton obtained B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the University of Manitoba, Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees from the University of Saskatchewan, and received the University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Researcher Award in October 1993. He joined the University of Saskatchewan as an assistant professor in 1964, after working in the System Planning and Production Divisions of Manitoba Hydro. He became a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1980, and was selected a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 1999.{{cite news |url = http://www.cae-acg.ca/list-of-fellows/ |title = List of Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) |access-date = August 19, 2014 |archive-date = December 8, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208053911/http://www.cae-acg.ca/list-of-fellows/ |url-status = dead }}

In addition, Billinton served the College of Engineering as executive director of the University of Saskatchewan 'Canadian International Development Authority (CIDA)'/Inner Mongolia Engineering College Project and as the University of Saskatchewan member on the CIDA/Nepal Engineering College Consortium.{{cite journal | title = Electric Power System Reliability Criteria Determination in a Developing Country – An Investigation in Nepal | first1 = M. | last1 = Pandey | first2 = R. | last2 = Billinton | journal = IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion | date = 2000 |volume = 15 | issue = 3 | pages = 342–347 | doi = 10.1109/60.875501| bibcode = 2000ITEnC..15..342P }} He served as chair of the Consortium for several years. His contributions to international activities at the University of Saskatchewan were recognized by presenting him with the J.W. George Ivany Internationalization Award in 2000.{{cite news |url = http://words.usask.ca/news/2000/10/23/dr-roy-billinton-honoured-with-j-w-george-ivany-internationalization-award/ | title= Dr. Roy Billinton Honoured with J.W. George Ivany Internationalization Award | publisher = University of Saskatchewan News | date = October 23, 2000| access-date= August 19, 2014}}

Billinton supervised over one hundred and thirty graduate students. Over forty of these students obtained Ph.D degrees. His teaching skills have been recognized by receiving the IEEE Outstanding Power Engineer Educator Award in 1992{{cite news| url = http://www.ieee-pes.org/pes-past-award-recipients| title = IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award| publisher = IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES)| access-date = August 19, 2014| archive-date = July 19, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170719063641/http://www.ieee-pes.org/pes-past-award-recipients| url-status = live}} and the IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineer Educator Award in 2001.{{cite news |url = http://www.ieee.ca/awards/recipients.htm |title = IEEE Canada Major Award Recipients |publisher = IEEE Canada |access-date = August 19, 2014 |archive-date = July 18, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140718132329/http://www.ieee.ca/awards/recipients.htm |url-status = live }} After holding a number of academic responsibilities at the University of Saskatchewan, including serving as an assistant professor, associate professor, professor, head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, assistant dean, associate dean, and acting dean. Billinton retired and became a professor emeritus effective July l, 2003.

Billinton's area of research is electric power system reliability, economics and performance.{{cite journal | title = Transmission Planning Using A Reliability Criterion - Part II Transmission Planning | first1 = M. | last1 = Bhavaraju | first2 = R. | last2 = Billinton | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| date = 1971 |issue = 1 | pages = 70–78 | volume= 90| doi = 10.1109/tpas.1971.292900 | bibcode = 1971ITPAS..90...70B }}{{cite journal | title = Transmission Planning Using A Reliability Criterion. Part I, A Reliability Criterion | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = M. | last2 = Bhavaraju | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 89 | date = 1970 |issue = 1 | pages = 28–34 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1970.292665 | bibcode = 1970ITPAS..89...28B }} He co-founded the University of Saskatchewan Power System Research Group and developed a wide range of techniques to evaluate the reliability of engineering systems, from simple configurations to complex systems such as large electricity generation,{{cite journal | title = Generating Capacity Reliability Evaluation In Interconnected Systems Using A Frequency And Duration Approach, Part II, System Applications | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = C. | last2 = Singh | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 90 |date = 1971 | issue = 4 | pages = 1654–1664 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1971.293154 | bibcode = 1971ITPAS..90.1654B }}{{cite journal | title = Generating Capacity Reliability Evaluation In Interconnected Systems Using A Frequency And Duration Approach, Part I, Mathematical Analysis | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = C. | last2 = Singh | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 90 |date = 1971 | issue = 4 | pages = 1646–1654 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1971.293153 | bibcode = 1971ITPAS..90.1646B }} electric power transmission{{cite journal | title = Incorporating Station Related Aging Failures in Bulk System Reliability Analysis | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Yang | first2 = H. | journal = KIEE International Transactions on Power Engineering |date = 2005 | volume = 5-A | issue = 4 | pages = 322–330 }}{{cite journal | title = A Comparison of Four-State Generating Unit Reliability Models for Peaking Units | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Ge | first2 = J. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| date = 2004 |volume = 19 | issue = 2 | pages = 763–768 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.2003.821613| bibcode = 2004ITPSy..19..763B | s2cid = 32050399 }}{{cite journal | title = Probabilistic Evaluation Of Transient Stability In A Multimachine Power System | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = P. | last2 = Kuruganty | journal = Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers| date = 1979 |volume = 126 | issue = 4 | pages = 321–326 | doi = 10.1049/piee.1979.0080 }}{{cite journal | title = Effects of Load Sector Demand Side Management Applications in Generating Capacity Adequacy Assessment | last1 = Huang | first1 = D. | last2 = Billinton | first2 = R. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| date = 2012 | volume = 27 | issue = 1 | pages = 335–343 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2164425| bibcode = 2012ITPSy..27..335H | s2cid = 9932064 }} and electric power distribution systems.{{cite journal | title = Major Event Day Segmentation | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Acharya | first2 = J. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| date = 2006 | volume = 21 | issue = 3 | pages = 1463–1464 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.2006.876644| bibcode = 2006ITPSy..21.1463B | s2cid = 35955684 }}'[https://ewh.ieee.org/cmte/pes/rrpa/RRPA_files/ARTS-2005.pdf Failure Bunching Phenomena in Electric Power Transmission Systems] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115073444/https://ewh.ieee.org/cmte/pes/rrpa/RRPA_files/ARTS-2005.pdf |date=November 15, 2022 }}' Journal of Risk and Reliability Vol. 220, No. 01, pp. 1-7, Presented at the 16th Advances in Reliability Technology Symposium, United Kingdom, April 2005, pp. 21-33.{{cite journal | title = Interconnected System Spinning Reserve Requirements | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = A. | last2 = Jain | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 91 | date = 1972 |issue = 2 | pages = 517–525| doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1972.293235 | bibcode = 1972ITPAS..91..517B }} His research has applied and studied the well-being approach in the system operating domain,{{cite journal | title = Spinning Reserve Criteria In A Hydro Thermal System By The Application Of Probability Mathematics | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = M. | last2 = Musick | journal = Journal of Engineering Institute of Canada | pages = October 1965 }}{{cite journal | title = Spinning Reserve Allocation Using Response Health Analysis | first1 = M. | last1 = Fotuhi-Firuzabad | first2 = R. | last2 = Billinton | first3 = S. | last3 = Aboreshaid | journal = IEE Proceedings - Generation, Transmission and Distribution| date = 1996 |volume = 143 | issue = 4 | pages = 337–343 | doi = 10.1049/ip-gtd:19960312 | doi-broken-date = December 7, 2024 }} in generating capacity planning and in composite system reliability evaluation. These studies include the effects of variable wind power and are considered to be significant contributions to power system reliability research.{{cite journal | title = Adequacy Assessment Considerations in Wind Integrated Power Systems | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Karki | first2 = R. | last3 = Gao | first3 = Y. | last4 = Huang | first4 = D. | last5 = Hu | first5 = P. | last6 = Wangdee | first6 = W. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems|date=2012| volume = 27 | issue = 4 | pages = 2297–2305 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.2012.2205022 | bibcode = 2012ITPSy..27.2297B | s2cid = 28808162 }}{{cite journal | title = Incorporating Wind Power in Generating Capacity Reliability Evaluation Using Different Models | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Huang | first2 = D. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems|date = 2011| volume = 26 | issue = 4 | pages = 2509–2517 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2120633| bibcode = 2011ITPSy..26.2509B | s2cid = 9114763 }}{{cite journal | title = Application of a Joint Deterministic-Probabilistic Criterion to Wind Integrated Bulk Power System Planning | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Gao | first2 = Y. | last3 = Karki | first3 = R. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| date = 2010| volume = 25 | issue = 3 | pages = 1384–1392 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.2009.2039652| bibcode = 2010ITPSy..25.1384B | s2cid = 39807199 }}{{cite journal | title = Predictive Assessment of Bulk-System-Reliability Performance Indices | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = J. | last2 = Satish | journal = IEE Proceedings - Generation, Transmission and Distribution| date = 1994 |volume = 141 | issue = 5 | pages = 466–472 | doi = 10.1049/ip-gtd:19941219 | doi-broken-date = December 7, 2024 }} Billinton has made a significant contribution to the development and application of quantitative techniques for past performance and predictive assessment of power system reliability.{{cite journal | title = Application of an Adequacy Equivalent Method in Bulk Power System Reliability Evaluation | first1 = W. | last1 = Zhang | first2 = R. | last2 = Billinton | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| date = 1998 |volume = 13 | issue = 2 | pages = 661–666 | doi = 10.1109/59.667397 | bibcode = 1998ITPSy..13..661Z }}{{cite news |url = http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Roy_Billinton |title = Topic Articles |publisher = IEEE Global History Network |access-date = August 19, 2014 |archive-date = October 31, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141031002805/http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Roy_Billinton |url-status = live }}{{cite journal | title = Loss Of Load Probability Approach To The Evaluation Of Generating Capacity Reliability Of Two Interconnected Systems | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = M. | last2 = Bhavaraju | journal = CEA Transactions | date = 1967 |volume = 6, Part II, Paper No. 67-SP-126 }}{{cite conference | title = Bibliography On Application Of Probability Methods In The Evaluation Of Generating Capacity Requirements |article-number=No. 31 CP 66–62 | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | publisher= Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | date = 1966 |conference=IEEE Winter Power Meeting, New York, N.Y}}

Billinton's work involves both repair and replacement activities. An important initial contribution by Billinton to the power engineering literature was the utilization of Markov models to incorporate component repair and spare component provisions.{{cite journal | title = Quantitative Reliability Analysis Of HVDC Transmission Systems Part II Composite System Analysis | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = V. | last2 = Prasad | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 90 | date = 1971 | issue = 3 | pages = 1047–1054 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1971.292846 | bibcode = 1971ITPAS..90.1047B }} These models were applied to evaluate the benefits of spare transformers and mercury arc valves in high voltage direct current transmission converter stations, such as those being considered by Manitoba Hydro for their Nelson River development.{{cite journal | title = Quantitative Reliability Analysis of HVDC Transmission Systems Part I. Spare Valve Assessment in Mercury Arc Bridge Configurations| first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = V. | last2 = Prasad | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 90 | date = 1971 |issue = 3 | pages = 1034–1046 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1971.292845 | bibcode = 1971ITPAS..90.1034B }} This was an important practical application of Markov modeling. Markov models are now routinely used in many power system reliability applications.

One important area of research that arose from earlier studies at Manitoba Hydro was the recognition and need to quantitatively evaluate the operating risk associated with adding large generating units to a relatively small electric power utility.{{cite journal | title = Load Modification: A Unified Approach For Generating-Capacity Reliability Evaluation And Production Cost Modelling | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = L. | last2 = Cheung | journal = IEE Proceedings C - Generation, Transmission and Distribution| date = 1987 |volume = 134, Pt. C | issue = 4 | pages = 273–280 | doi = 10.1049/ip-c.1987.0043 }}{{cite journal | title = Utilization Of Monte Carlo Simulation In Generating Capacity Adequacy Evaluation | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = R. | last2 = Ghajar | journal = CEA Transactions | date = 1987 |volume = 26 }} This concern resulted in a major area of study on spinning or operating capacity reliability assessment that incorporated load forecast uncertainty, rapid start and hot reserve considerations, and the incorporation of interruptible loads. These studies were completed many years ago but are now being reconsidered and extended to incorporate renewable energy sources. The increasing penetration of wind power in modern electric power systems introduces new dimensions in risk evaluation in both the planning and operating domains. Considerable progress has been made in incorporating the inherent variability associated with wind power in both generating capacity adequacy and security evaluation.{{cite journal | title = Adequacy Assessment of Generating Systems Containing Wind Power Considering Wind Speed Correlation | last1 = Gao | first1 = Y. | last2 = Billinton | first2 = R. | journal = IET Renewable Power Generation |date=2009| volume = 3 | issue = 2 | pages = 217–226 | doi = 10.1049/iet-rpg:20080036| bibcode = 2009IRPG....3..217G }}{{cite journal | title = Adequacy Assessment of Composite Power Generation and Transmission Systems with Wind Energy | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Gao | first2 = Y. | journal = International Journal of Reliability and Safety | date = 2008 |volume = 2 | issue = 1/2 | pages = 79–98 | doi=10.1504/ijrs.2008.020774}}

One of the most visible areas of Billinton's research is that of reliability cost/worth evaluation involving customer power interruption costs.{{cite journal | title = Rural Distribution System Reliability Worth Evaluation Using Individual Customer Outage Cost Characteristics | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Ali | first2 = S. | last3 = Wacker | first3 = G. | journal = Journal of Electric Power and Energy Systems | date = 2002 |volume = 26 | issue = 4 | pages = 235–240, Proceedings of the Probability Methods Applied To Power Systems Conference, Naples, September 2002, pp. 3–8 | doi = 10.1016/j.ijepes.2003.10.002}}{{cite journal | title = Quantitative Reliability Considerations in the Determination of Performance-Based Rates and Customer Service Disruption Payments | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Cui | first2 = L. | last3 = Pan | first3 = Z. | journal = IEE Proceedings - Generation, Transmission and Distribution| date = 2002 |volume = 149 | issue = 6 | pages = 640–644 | doi = 10.1049/ip-gtd:20020702| doi-broken-date = December 7, 2024 }}{{cite journal | title = Customer Damage Resulting From Electric Service Interruptions | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = G. | last2 = Wacker | first3 = E. | last3 = Wojczynski | journal = CEA Transactions | date = 1982 |volume = 21 }} This research extends the calculation of conventional reliability indices to include customer damage in the form of increased monetary costs due to power supply failures.{{cite journal | title = An Integrated Approach to Electric Power System Planning and Cost of Service Allocation | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = K. | last2 = Chu | journal = Utilities Policy | date = 1992 |volume = 2 | issue = 4 | pages = October | doi = 10.1016/0957-1787(92)90009-8 }} This is now known as value-based reliability assessment (VBRA), in which the unreliability costs are added to the capital and operating costs to produce the total cost value used in project decision making.{{cite journal | title = Customer Cost of Electric Service Interruptions | first1 = G. | last1 = Wacker | first2 = R. | last2 = Billinton | journal = Proceedings of the IEEE | date = 1989 |volume = 77 | issue = 6 | pages = 919–930 | doi = 10.1109/5.29332 }} The VBRA process involves having component reliability data, the ability to calculate suitable load point reliability indices and applicable customer damage costs.{{cite journal | title = Reliability Assessment Of Transmission And Distribution Schemes | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = M. | last2 = Grover | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 94 | date = 1975 |issue = 3 | pages = 724–732 | doi = 10.1109/T-PAS.1975.31900 | bibcode = 1975ITPAS..94..724B | s2cid = 20755188 }}{{cite journal | title = Quantitative Evaluation Of Permanent Outages In Distribution Systems | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = M. | last2 = Grover | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 94 | date = 1975 |issue = 3 | pages = 733–741 | doi = 10.1109/T-PAS.1975.31901 | bibcode = 1975ITPAS..94..733B | s2cid = 30448476 }}{{cite journal | title = Distribution System Reliability Performance and Evaluation | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | journal = Journal of Electric Power and Energy Systems | date = 1988 |volume = 10 | issue = 3 | pages = 190–200 | doi = 10.1016/0142-0615(88)90035-X }}{{cite journal | title = Methods to Consider Customer Interruption Costs in Power System Analysis | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = H. | last2 = Abilgard | journal = Electra |date = 2001 | volume = 197, August|display-authors=etal}} These three requirements are highly visible contributions in Billinton's list of journal and conference publications.{{cite journal | title = Predicting Bulk Electricity System Reliability Performance Indices Using Sequential Monte Carlo Simulation | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Wangdee | first2 = W. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery | date = 2006 |volume = 21 | issue = 2 | pages = 909–917 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRD.2005.861237| s2cid = 23906817 }}

Billinton's research work and related industrial activities have provided considerable assistance in the development of models, methods and standards for component and system reliability assessment.{{cite journal | title = Application of Adverse and Extreme Adverse Weather Modelling In Transmission and Distribution System Reliability Evaluation | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Singh | first2 = G. | journal = IEE Proceedings - Generation, Transmission and Distribution| date = 2006 |volume = 153 | issue = 1 | pages = 115–120 | doi = 10.1049/ip-gtd:20045058| doi-broken-date = December 7, 2024 }} His contributions to the IEEE Standard developments, the CEA Equipment Reliability Information System (ERIS) and Electric Power System Performance Assessment (EPSRA) systems and the research and development of reliability models were recognized by the IEEE by presenting Billinton with the Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award in 2008.{{cite news |url = http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/bios/steinmetz_recipients.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100408000532/http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/bios/steinmetz_recipients.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = April 8, 2010 | title= IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award Recipients | publisher = IEEE - The world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology | access-date = August 19, 2014}} Billinton has provided consulting services to all the major Canadian electric power utilities and many other organizations around the world. He has presented over 100 individual utility courses dealing with power system reliability evaluation.

Billinton has been very active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He joined the IEEE Application of Probability Methods (APM) Subcommittee in 1964 and subsequently served a three-year term as its chairman. He has served on many Task Forces (TF) and Working Groups (WG) over the past fifty years. These include the Performance Records for Optimizing System Design (PROSD) WG, the T & D Component Outage Data TF, the Deterministic Transmission Criteria TF, the Bulk Power Indices TF (chair) and numerous others. He has been involved in the development and subsequent creation of three important standards in the area of power system reliability assessment.{{cite news |url = http://www.nerc.com/docs/pc/gadstf/ieee762tf/762-2006.pdf |title = IEEE Std. 762 Standard Definitions for Usage in Reporting Electric Generating Unit Reliability, Availability and Productivity |access-date = August 19, 2014 |archive-date = December 21, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141221215525/http://www.nerc.com/docs/pc/gadstf/ieee762tf/762-2006.pdf |url-status = live }}{{cite news |url = https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/859/1266/ | title= IEEE Std. 859 IEEE Standard Terms for Reporting and Analyzing Outage Occurrences and Outage States of Electrical Transmission Facilities | access-date = August 19, 2014}}{{cite news | title= IEEE Std. 1366 "IEEE Guide for Electric Power Distribution Reliability Indices | doi= 10.1109/IEEESTD.2012.6209381 | isbn= 978-0-7381-7275-0 }} He became a fellow of the IEEE in 1978.

The Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award was initiated in 2010 by the IEEE Power & Energy Society to honor Billinton and "to recognize outstanding individuals for their contributions to reliability of electric power systems."{{cite news |url = http://www.ieee-pes.org/roy-billinton-power-system-reliability-award | title= Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award | access-date = August 19, 2014}}

Billinton had considerable connection over a long period of time with the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA).{{cite journal | title = Criteria Used by Canadian Utilities in the Planning and Operation of Generating Capacity | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| date = 1988 |volume = 3 | issue = 4 | pages = 1488–1493 | doi = 10.1109/59.192957 | bibcode = 1988ITPSy...3.1488B }}{{cite journal | title = Hierarchical Power System Reliability Evaluation Using the Canadian Electrical Association Data Base | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = J. | last2 = Satish | first3 = R. | last3 = Ghajar | journal = CEA Transactions |date = 1994 }}{{cite journal | title = Interruption Cost Methodology And Results - A Canadian Commercial And Small Industry Survey | first1 = E. | last1 = Wojczynski | first2 = R. | last2 = Billinton | first3 = G. | last3 = Wacker | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 103 | date = 1984 |issue = 2 | pages = 437–444 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1984.318266 | bibcode = 1984ITPAS.103..437W | s2cid = 39276916 }}{{cite journal | title = Interruption Cost Methodology And Results - A Canada Residential Survey | first1 = G. | last1 = Wacker | first2 = E. | last2 = Wojczynski | first3 = R. | last3 = Billinton | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 102 | date = 1983 |issue = 10 | pages = 3385–3392 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1983.317835 | bibcode = 1983ITPAS.102.3385W | s2cid = 26700173 }} He joined the CEA in 1962 while working for Manitoba Hydro. He served as CEA's Chair of the Power System Reliability Subsection, the System Planning and Operating Section and the Engineering and Operating Division. He is a founding member of the CEA Consultative Committee on Outage Statistics and served as its chair for over twenty-five years. Under his guidance, the CEA has developed and operates, what is considered the most comprehensive power system outage data collection system in the world.{{cite news |url = http://www.electricity.ca/media/pdfs/AnnualIndustryReview/ceareview1.pdf | title= Electricity 2002 | access-date = August 19, 2014}}

The Equipment Reliability Information System (ERIS) collects and produces component outage data for generation and transmission systems.{{cite journal | title = Practical Applications Of Reliability And Maintainability Concepts To Generating Stations Design | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = J. | last2 = Krasnodebski | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 92 | date = 1973 | issue = 6 | pages = 1814–1824 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1973.293561 | bibcode = 1973ITPAS..92.1814B }}{{cite journal | title = Station Originated Multiple Outages In The Reliability Analysis Of A Composite Generation And Transmission System | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = T. | last2 = Medicherla | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 100 | date = 1981 |issue = 8 | pages = 3869–3878 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1981.316982 | bibcode = 1981ITPAS.100.3870B | s2cid = 31691819 }} The Electric Power System Performance Assessment (EPSRA) protocols cover bulk system performance assessment, significant power interruptions and service continuity data.{{cite journal | title = Application Of Probability Techniques In The Evaluation Of Generating Capacity Requirements | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | journal = CEA Transactions | date = 1964 |volume = 3 | pages = Part III }}{{cite journal | title = Service Continuity Statistics | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | journal = CEA Transactions | date = 1963 |volume = 2 | pages = Part IV}} The ERIS and EPSRA methodologies developed for collecting data using a common set of definitions are now accepted as Canadian electric power industry standards. Both ERIS and EPSRA are national systems that have the strong support of Canada's electric power utilities. The models and techniques developed in Billinton's research program{{cite journal | title = Overall Adequacy Assessment of an Electric Power System | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = L. | last2 = Goel | journal = IEE Proceedings C - Generation, Transmission and Distribution| date = 1992 |volume = 139 | issue = 1 | pages = 57–63 | doi=10.1049/ip-c.1992.0009}}{{cite journal | title = Hybrid Approach for Reliability Evaluation of Composite Generation and Transmission Systems Using Monte Carlo Simulation and Enumeration Technique | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = W. | last2 = Li | journal = IEE Proceedings C - Generation, Transmission and Distribution|date = 1991 | volume = 138 | issue = 3 | page = 233|doi=10.1049/ip-c.1991.0029}}{{cite journal | title = Indices for Use in Composite Generation and Transmission System Adequacy Evaluation | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = S. | last2 = Kumar | journal = Journal of Electric Power and Energy Systems | date = 1990 |volume = 12 | issue = 3 | pages = 147–155 | doi = 10.1016/0142-0615(90)90027-9 }}{{cite journal | title = Adequacy Equivalents In Composite Power System Evaluation - Basic Concepts And System Studies | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = S. | last2 = Kumar | journal = CEA Transactions | date = 1988 |volume = 28 }} have provided considerable impetus to the development of suitable protocols for component and system outage data collection.{{cite news |url = http://www.electricity.ca/resources/analytics/analytics-reports.php |title = CEA's Equipment Reliability Information System (ERIS) and Electric Power System Performance Assessment (EPSRA) |access-date = August 19, 2014 |archive-date = April 19, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150419061344/http://www.electricity.ca/resources/analytics/analytics-reports.php |url-status = live }}

His contributions to the CEA and Canada were recognized by giving him the CEA Centennial Award for distinguished service to the Canadian electric power industry in 1991.

• Foreign Associate, United States National Academy of Engineering, 2007
• Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering, 1999
• Fellow, Safety and Reliability Society (U.K.), 1988–2002
• Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada, 1981
• Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1980
• Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1978
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Initiated the Roy Billinton Power Reliability Award, 2010

• IEEE Power & Energy Society, Prize Paper Award, 2014
• IEEE Canada Electric Power Medal,2008
• IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award, 2008
• Saskatchewan Centennial Medal, 2005
• IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2002
• IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, 2001
• J.W. George Ivany Internationalization Award, October 2000
• IEEE McNaughton Gold Medal, September 1994.
• University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Researcher Award, October 1993
• IEEE Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award July 1992
• First Recipient of the Canadian Electrical Association Distinguished Service Award - non utility category, Centennial Meeting, Toronto, May 1991
• Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan Engineering Achievement Award, 1986
• Saskatoon Engineer of the Year, 1978
• Engineering Institute of Canada, Ross Medal, 1972
• Engineering Institute of Canada, Sir George Nelson Award, 1965, 1967
• University of Manitoba Gold Medal, 1960

• {{cite book |author=R. Billinton |date= 1996|title= Reliability Evaluation of Power Systems| edition=2nd |author2=R.N. Allan |publisher= Plenum Press |isbn= 978-0-306-45259-8 }}
• {{cite book |author=R. Billinton |author-mask=2 |date= 1994|title= Reliability Assessment of Electric Power Systems Using Monte Carlo Methods |author2=W. Li |publisher= Plenum Press |isbn= 978-0-306-44781-5 }}
• {{cite book |author=R. Billinton |author-mask=2 |date= 1992|title= Reliability Evaluation of Engineering Systems |edition=2nd |author2=R.N. Allan |publisher= Plenum Press |isbn= 978-0-306-44063-2 }}
• {{cite book |author=R. Billinton |author-mask=2 |date= 1991|title= Applied Reliability Assessment in Electric Power Systems |author2=R.N. Allan |author3=L. Salvaderi |publisher= IEEE Press |isbn= 978-0-87942-264-6 }}
• {{cite book |author=R. Billinton |author-mask=2 |date= 1988|title= Reliability Assessment of Large Electric Power Systems |author2=R.N. Allan |publisher= Kluwer Academic Publisher |isbn= 978-0-89838-266-2 }}
• {{cite book |author=R. Billinton |author-mask=2 |date= 1977|title= System Reliability Modelling and Evaluation |author2=C. Singh |publisher= Hutchinsons Educational Press |isbn= 978-0-09-126500-7 }}
• {{cite book |author=R. Billinton |author-mask=2 |date= 1973|title = Power System Reliability Calculations |author2=R.J. Ringlee |author3=A.J. Wood |publisher= MIT Press |isbn= 978-0-262-02098-5 }}
• {{cite book |author=R. Billinton |author-mask=2 |date= 1970|title= Power System Reliability Evaluation |publisher= Gordon and Breach Science Publishers |isbn= 978-0-677-02870-5 }}

• {{cite journal | title = Probing the Intermittent Energy Resource Contributions from Generation Adequacy and Security Perspectives | last1 = Wangdee | first1 = W. | last2 = Billinton | first2 = R. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| volume = 27 | issue = 4 | pages = 2306–2314 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.2012.2204281| year = 2012 | bibcode = 2012ITPSy..27.2306W | s2cid = 21072110 }}
• {{cite journal | title = Composite System Adequacy Assessment Incorporating Large-Scale Wind Energy Conversion Systems Considering Wind Speed Correlation | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Gao | first2 = Y. | last3 = Karki | first3 = R. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| volume = 24 | issue = 3 | pages = 1375–1382 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.2009.2023263| year = 2009 | bibcode = 2009ITPSy..24.1375B | s2cid = 22761343 }}
• {{cite journal | title = Unit Commitment Risk Analysis of Wind Integrated Power Systems | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Karki | first2 = B. | last3 = Karki | first3 = R. | last4 = Ramakrishna | first4 = G. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| volume = 24 | issue = 2 | pages = 930–939 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.2009.2016485| year = 2009 | bibcode = 2009ITPSy..24..930B }}
• {{cite journal | title = Multi-state Wind Energy Conversion System Models for Adequacy Assessment of Generating Systems Incorporating Wind Energy | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Gao | first2 = Y.| journal = IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion | volume = 23 | issue = 2 | pages = 163–170 | doi = 10.1109/TEC.2006.882415| year = 2008 | bibcode = 2008ITEnC..23..163B | s2cid = 22640862 }}
• {{cite journal | title = Reliability-Based Transmission Reinforcement Planning Associated With Large-Scale Wind Farms | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Wangdee | first2 = W. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| volume = 22 | issue = 1 | pages = 34–41 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.2006.889126| year = 2007 | bibcode = 2007ITPSy..22...34B | s2cid = 13277730 }}
• {{cite journal | title = Generating Capacity Adequacy Associated With Wind Energy | last1 = Billinton | first1 = R. | last2 = Bai | first2 = G. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion | volume = 19 | issue = 3 | pages = 641–646 | doi = 10.1109/TEC.2004.827718| year = 2004 | bibcode = 2004ITEnC..19..641B | s2cid = 21204020 }}
• {{cite journal | title = Reliability/Cost Implications of PV and Wind Energy Utilization in Small Isolated Power Systems | first1 = R. | last1 = Karki | first2 = R. | last2 = Billinton | journal = IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion | volume = 16 | issue = 4 | pages = 368–373 | doi = 10.1109/60.969477 | year = 2001 | bibcode = 2001ITEnC..16..368K }}
• {{cite journal | title = Capacity Reserve Assessment Using System Well-Being Analysis | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = R. | last2 = Karki | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| volume = 14 | issue = 2 | pages = 433–438 | doi = 10.1109/59.761861| year = 1999 | bibcode = 1999ITPSy..14..433B }}
• {{cite journal | title = Time Series Models for Reliability Evaluation of Power Systems Including Wind Energy | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = H. | last2 = Chen | first3 = R. | last3 = Ghajar | journal = Journal of Microelectronics and Reliability | volume = 36 | issue = 9 | pages = 1253–1261 | doi = 10.1016/0026-2714(95)00154-9| year = 1996 }}
• {{cite journal | title = A System State Transition Sampling Method for Composite System Reliability Evaluation | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = W. | last2 = Li | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| volume = 8 | issue = 3 | pages = 761–770 | doi = 10.1109/59.260930| year = 1993 | bibcode = 1993ITPSy...8..761B }}
• {{cite journal | title = A Reliability Test System for Educational Purposes - Basic Distribution System Data and Results | first1 = R. | last1 = Allan | first2 = R. | last2 = Billinton | first3 = I. |last3 = Sjarief | first4 = L. | last4 = Goel | first5 = K. | last5 = So | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| volume = 6 | issue = 2 | pages = 813–820 | doi = 10.1109/59.76730 | year = 1991 | bibcode = 1991ITPSy...6..813A }}
• {{cite journal | title = A Reliability Test System for Educational Purposes - Basic Results | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = S. | last2 = Kumar | first3 = N. | last4 = Chu | last3 = Chowdhury | last5 = Goel | first5 = L. | last6 = Khan | first6 = E. | last7 = Kos | first7 = P. | last8 = Nourbakhsh | first8 = G. | last9 = Oteng-Adjei | first9 = J. | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| volume = 5 | issue = 1 | pages = 319–325 | doi = 10.1109/59.49123 | year = 1990 |display-authors=etal| bibcode = 1990ITPSy...5..319B | url = https://eprints.qut.edu.au/57041/1/Rel_Test_Syst_Results.pdf }}
• {{cite journal | title = A Reliability Test System for Educational Purposes - Basic Data | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = S. | last2 = Kumar | first3 = N. | last4 = Chu | last3 = Chowdhury | last5 = Debnath | first5 = K. | last6 = Goel | first6 = L. | last7 = Khan | first7 = E. | last8 = Kos | first8 = P. | last9 = Nourbakhsh | first9 = G. | last10 = Oteng-Adjei | first10 = J. | journal = IEEE Power Engineering Review| volume = 4 | issue = 3 | pages = 1238–1244 | doi = 10.1109/MPER.1989.4310918| year = 1989 |display-authors=etal| bibcode = 1989ITPSy...4.1238B | s2cid = 25154559 | url = https://eprints.qut.edu.au/57040/1/Rel_Test_Sys_Data.pdf }}
• {{cite journal | title = Station-Initiated Outages In Composite System Adequacy Evaluation | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = P. | last2 = Vohra | journal = IEE Proceedings C - Generation, Transmission and Distribution | volume = 134 | issue = 1 | pages = 10–16 | doi = 10.1049/ip-c.1987.0002| year = 1987 }}
• {{cite journal | title = The IEEE Reliability Test System - Extensions To And Evaluation Of The Generating System | first1 = R. | last1 = Allan | first2 = R. | last2 = Billinton | first3 = N. | last3 = Abdel-Gawad| journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Systems| volume = 1 | issue = 4 | pages = 1–7 | doi = 10.1109/TPWRS.1986.4335006 | year = 1986 | bibcode = 1986ITPSy...1d...1A | s2cid = 52859163 }}
• {{cite journal | title = A Probabilistic Index For Transient Stability | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = P. | last2 = Kuruganty | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 99 | issue = 1 | pages = 195–207 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1980.319629| year = 1980 | bibcode = 1980ITPAS..99..195B | s2cid = 43545037 }}
• {{cite journal | title = Common Cause Outages In Multiple Circuit Transmission Lines | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = T. | last2 = Medicherla | first3 = M. | last3 = Sachdev | journal = IEEE Transactions on Reliability | volume = R-27 | issue = 2 | pages = 128–131 | doi = 10.1109/TR.1978.5220281| year = 1978 | s2cid = 21369748 }}
• {{cite journal | title = The Effect Of Rapid Start And Hot Reserve Units In Spinning Reserve Studies | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = A. | last2 = Jain | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 91 | issue = 2 | pages = 511–516 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1972.293234| year = 1972 | bibcode = 1972ITPAS..91..511B }}
• {{cite journal | title = Composite System Reliability Evaluation | first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 88 | issue = 4 | pages = 276–281 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1969.292425| year = 1969 | bibcode = 1969ITPAS..88..276B }}
• {{cite journal | title = Transmission System Reliability Evaluation Using Markov Processes| first1 = R. | last1 = Billinton | first2 = K. | last2 = Bollinger | journal = IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems| volume = 87 | issue = 2 | pages = 538–547 | doi = 10.1109/TPAS.1968.292051| year = 1968 | bibcode = 1968ITPAS..87..538B }}

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