Electricity infrastructure vulnerabilities due to long-term growth and extreme heat from climate change in Los Angeles County

Burillo, Daniel; Chester, Mikhail; Pincetl, Stéphanie; Fournier, Eric Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2018.12.053

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“…Alternatively, dry cooling is of particular interest since it can be utilized at low water availability. However, it uses ambient air to cool the exhaust steam from the turbine that is exposed to the risk of high temperatures in summer seasons [29,49].…”

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“…Reduced power output: Direct damages to infrastructure: -decrease in efficiency due to high ambient temperature [27][28][29] -road ways: material fatigue due to thermal expansion [30] [31]…”

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confidence: 99%

“…-the decrease in efficiency due to cooling system failures [7,28,32] -electricity transmission and distribution grids: efficiency losses, physical damage due to heat stress [27,29,30] -the decrease in PV efficiency due to high ambient temperature [29,30] -gas transmission grids [30] -high electricity demand for cooling (households, food industry) [30] Reduced power output: Strained navigation of river ways -hydropower [7,33,34] -delivery of goods: restriction of loading capacity [30]…”

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“…The necessity of these investments should be evaluated by taking the risk of extreme weather events, the growing share of variable renewables, targets of interconnection capacities between the regions. Long-term investment decisions should rely on spatially explicit understanding of infrastructure vulnerabilities to climate change [see e.g 29,50]…”

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How does Climate Change Affect the Transition of Power Systems: The Case of Germany

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The effects of extreme weather events, such as heat waves and droughts are taken into account in both global and European policies. Accordingly, the protection of critical infrastructures and in particular, the resilience of the energy sector was the subject of intense research. There are regional differences in the degree of exposure to extreme events. In Northern Europe, their intensity has increased dramatically within a decade. In our analysis we identify emerging risks of extreme weather events, in particular, droughts and high temperatures, for the German power sector. Furthermore, we consider how European policy addressed these severe risks. Our analysis is based on extensive datasets covering temperature and drought data for the last 40 years. We find evidence of a higher frequency of power plants outages as a consequence of droughts and high temperatures. We investigate increases in the wholesale electricity price and price volatility and develop a capacity-adjusted drought index. The results are used to assess the monetary loss of power plant outages due to heatwaves and droughts. We stress that increasing frequencies of such extreme weather events will aggravate the observed problem, especially with respect to the transition of the power sector.

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“…These conditions also cause damage to critical infrastructure on which humans rely, such as electricity 39 , transportation 40 , and agriculture 41,42 . Although regional projections of heat stress exist on human comfort [43][44][45] , this body of research does not typically envision thermal conditions beyond 2100.…”

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Climate change research and action must look beyond 2100

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Anthropogenic activity is changing Earth’s climate and ecosystems in ways that are potentially dangerous and disruptive to humans. Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere continue to rise, ensuring these changes will be felt for centuries beyond 2100, the current benchmark for prediction. Estimating the effects of past, current, and potential future emissions to only 2100 is therefore shortsighted. Critical problems for food production and climate-forced ‘survival’ migration are projected to arise well before 2100 raising questions regarding the habitability of some regions of the Earth after the turn of the century. To highlight the need for more distant horizon scanning, we model climate change to 2500 under a suite of emission scenarios and quantify associated projections of crop viability and heat stress. Together, our projections show global climate impacts significantly increase after 2100 without rapid mitigation. As a result, projections of climate and its effects on human well-being and associated governance and policy must be framed beyond 2100.

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Smart Energy Frameworks for Smart Cities: The Need for Polycentrism

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Electricity infrastructure vulnerabilities due to long-term growth and extreme heat from climate change in Los Angeles County

Cited by 46 publications

References 48 publications

How does Climate Change Affect the Transition of Power Systems: The Case of Germany

How does Climate Change Affect the Transition of Power Systems: The Case of Germany

Climate change research and action must look beyond 2100

Smart Energy Frameworks for Smart Cities: The Need for Polycentrism

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