Key Technical Challenges for the Electric Power Industry and Climate Change

abstract

• This paper, prepared by the Climate Change Technology Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Power and Energy Society Energy Development and Power Generation Committee, identifies key technical issues facing the electric power industry, related to global climate change. The technical challenges arise from: 1) impacts on system operating strategies, configuration, and expansion plans of emission-reducing technologies; 2) power infrastructure response to extreme weather events; 3) effects of government policies including an expanded use of renewable and alternative energy technologies; and 4) impacts of market rules on power system operation. Possible lessons from other industries responses to climate change are explored. 2010 IEEE.

authors

• Kezunovic, Mladen
• Overbye, Thomas

published proceedings

• IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENERGY CONVERSION

author list (cited authors)

• Beard, L. M., Cardell, J. B., Dobson, I., Galvan, F., Hawkins, D., Jewell, W., ... Tylavsky, D. J.

citation count

• 40

complete list of authors

• Beard, Lisa M||Cardell, Judith B||Dobson, Ian||Galvan, Floyd||Hawkins, David||Jewell, Ward||Kezunovic, Mladen||Overbye, Thomas J||Sen, Pankaj KPK||Tylavsky, Daniel J

publication date

• June 2010

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

keywords

• Alternative Technologies
• Electric Power Research
• Extreme Weather
• Global Climate Change
• Government Policy

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/TEC.2009.2032578

start page

• 465

end page

• 473

volume

• 25

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1109%2Ftec.2009.2032578

user-defined tag

• 13 Climate Action
• 7 Affordable and Clean Energy