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Building a Resilient Grid to Combat and Adapt to Changing Climate Conditions

2021; Wiley; Volume: 38; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/gas.22250

2692-3831

Jane Shin, Ashish Tiwari, Amanda Aweh, Simon Weishaeupl,

Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies

What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time was not his speed or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but rather his ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant before it arrived. Utilities will never be able to predict the future perfectly. Like Gretzky, however, the ability to better anticipate events and patterns will make them more prepared for increasingly extreme weather. In this article, the authors discuss how utilities have historically prepared for weather events, the challenges posed by changing climate conditions, and how some leading utilities are adapting to the new normal.