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The tragedy in Texas shows why we need to fundamentally reshape our electric grid

· February 18, 2021 ·

advertisement advertisement advertisement The temperature in Dallas dropped well below the temperature in Anchorage, Alaska—with a wind chill of minus 16 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, possibly the result of climate change , as Arctic warming weakens the jet stream that usually traps cold air in the north. advertisement advertisement The extreme cold took out power for millions of people in Texas and in other states. And it’s only one example of the ways that the extreme weather spurred by climate change can impact the electric grid. Extreme heat makes power demand surge. Extreme drought increases wildfire risk in states like California, forcing grid operators to shut down power to avoid sparking new blazes. Smoke from wildfires reduces power from solar panels. Hurricanes can shut down power plants and take out transmission lines. And the list goes on. As the risks increase—at the same time as the electric grid transitions to renewable energy—how can the grid become more resilient? “There are two big buckets of impacts of climate change,” says Michael Craig, assistant professor of energy systems at the University of Michigan. “One is that it makes what used to be extremes more common—what used to be an extreme event might… Read full this story

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