Importance of climate-water impacts in electric grid planning

Researchers from CUNY, a NYSERNet member are using a new modeling approach for infrastructure planning of a long-term electricity grid that considers future climate and water resource conditions.  Those conditions include reduced hydropower production as well as reduced availability of cooling water due to reduced streamflow and increased streamflow temperature. A researcher said that this is the first time anyone has modeled future electricity infrastructure under climate change using a method that includes feasibility checks to ensure results meet reliable power supply thresholds under climate and water resource constraints.  Read more here: https://bit.ly/36PBZm7