Climate change impacts and costs to U.S. electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure.

ABSTRACT: This study presents a screening-level analysis of the impacts of climate change on electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure of the U.S. In particular, the model identifies changes in performance and longevity of physical infrastructure such as power poles and transformers, and quantifies these impacts in economic terms. This analysis was evaluated for the contiguous U.S, using five general circulation models (GCMs) under two greenhouse gas emission scenarios, to analyze changes in damage and cost from the baseline period to the end of the century with three different adaptation strategies. Total infrastructure costs were found to rise considerably, with annual climate change expenditures increasing by as much as 25%. The results demonstrate that climate impacts will likely

SUBMITTER: Fant C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7017388 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature