ComEd Climate Risk and Adaptation Outlook, Phase 1: Temperature, Heat Index, and Average Wind

Technical Report · Mon Nov 21 04:00:00 EST 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1900595· OSTI ID:1900595

Burg, Ryan ^[1]; Kartheiser, Rebecca ^[1]; Mondello, Marina ^[1]; Blaise, Michelle ^[1]; Altinakar, Mustafa ^[2]; Branham, Jordan ^[2]; Burdi, Carmella ^[2]; Cuadra, Manuel ^[2]; Gamelin, Brandi ^[2]; Kotamarthi, V. Rao ^[2]; Pfeiffer, Kyle B. ^[2]; Ramalingam, Vijay ^[2]; Raffety, Ashton ^[2]; Ruiz, Asenette ^[2]; Wall, Thomas A. ^[2]; Yan, Eugene ^[2]

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1. Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Chicago, IL (United States)
2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

This Climate Risk and Adaptation Outlook report presents the research and findings of a joint venture between Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) and Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) to evaluate future climate risks to ComEd’s infrastructure and operations. ComEd recognizes that its position as the state of Illinois’ largest electric utility, serving roughly 70% of the state’s population, underscores the importance for communities across Illinois to consider climate risk as they plan for future conditions. Climate impacts, such as more severe heatwaves or more frequent flood events, can disrupt the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and create public health challenges. Taking a proactive approach to adapt to climate risks will help ensure that ComEd continues to serve its growing customer-base reliably and efficiently. This Climate Risk and Adaptation Outlook serves as an important first step to inform ComEd’s grid planning efforts, but Argonne and ComEd recognize that additional research beyond this report will be necessary to characterize future climate conditions more comprehensively throughout northern Illinois, to assess their impacts to grid assets and system operations, and to index effective adaptation options at an asset-level.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Exelon Generation - Commonwealth Edison (ComEd); USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1900595
• Report Number(s): ANL/DIS-22/4; 180058
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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