The ClimaGrowing Footprint of Climate Change: Can Systems Built Today Cope with Tomorrow's Weather Extremes?
Journal Article
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· Public Utilities Fortnightly, (July 2013)
OSTI ID:1132709
This article describes how current climate conditions--with increasingly extreme storms, droughts, and heat waves and their ensuing effects on water quality and levels--are adding stress to an already aging power grid. Moreover, it explains how evaluations of said grid, built upon past weather patterns, are inaqeduate for measuring if the nation's energy systems can cope with future climate changes. The authors make the case for investing in the development of robust, integrated electricity planning tools that account for these climate change factors as a means for enhancing electricity infrastructure resilience.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1132709
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-95659
- Journal Information:
- Public Utilities Fortnightly, (July 2013), Journal Name: Public Utilities Fortnightly, (July 2013)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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