Transmission and Substations
Reference Books
A list of EPRI’s reference books that provide a
comprehensive, single source of technical
information for building operations and extending
the life of transmission assets.
Reference Books
RED BOOK
EPRI Transmission Line Reference Book-200 kV and Above (Red Book): 2025
Edition
Pierre Marais jmarais@[Link] 3002032759
ORANGE BOOK
EPRI Transmission Line Reference Book (Orange Book): Conductor Motion,
2025 Edition
Pierre Marais jmarais@[Link] 3002032758
YELLOW BOOK
Overhead Transmission Inspection, Assessment, and Asset Management
Reference Guide (The Yellow Book): 2025
Fabien Besnard dmalan@[Link] 3002032691
BLUE BOOK
EPRI Transmission Line Reference Book: Compact Line Design (Blue Book)-
2025 Edition
Pierre Marais jmarais@[Link] 3002032762
OLIVE BOOK
EPRI High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission Reference Book (The
Olive Book) - 2025 Edition
Ram Adapa radapa@[Link] 3002032880
TAN BOOK
EPRI Live Working Reference Book (The Tan Book): 2025 Edition
Alessandro Berredo aberredo@[Link] 3002032772
GRAY BOOK
EPRI Transmission Line Reference Book 2025: Lightning Performance and
Grounding (Gray Book), 2025 Edition
Camille le Mauff clemauff@[Link] 3002032752
VIOLET BOOK
EPRI Insulator Reference Book (The Violet Book): 2025 Edition
Tim Shaw tshaw@[Link] 3002032777
PLATINUM BOOK
EPRI Increased Power Flow Guidebook-2025: Increasing Power Flow in Lines,
Cables, and Substations, 2025 Edition
Justin Bell jbell@[Link] 3002032786
Reference Books
GREEN BOOK
EPRI Underground Transmission Systems Reference Book (The Green
Book): 2025 Edition
Tom Zhao tzhao@[Link] 3002032877
BLACK BOOK
EPRI Switching Safety and Reliability Reference: Ninth Edition (2025)
Robert Haromszeki rharomszeki@[Link] 3002032933
MAROON BOOK
Fault Current Management Guidebook, Sixth Edition
Ram Adapa radapa@[Link] 1024227
COPPER BOOK
EPRI Power Transformer Guidebook: The Copper Book (2025)
Luke Van der Zel lvanderz@[Link] 3002032893
GOLD BOOK
EPRI Power Electronics-Based Transmission Controllers Reference Book
("The Gold Book"): 2025 Update
Ram Adapa radapa@[Link] 3002032939
Electric and Magnetic Field Management Reference Book: Second
Edition
Phung Tran ptran@[Link] 3002024734