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HERO ID
11195155
Reference Type
Book/Book Chapter
Title
Ch. 4: Energy supply and use
Author(s)
Dell, J; Tierney, S; Franco, G; Newell, RG; Richels, R; Weyant, J; Wilbanks, TJ
Year
2014
Publisher
U.S. Global Change Research Program
Location
Washington, DC
Book Title
Climate change impacts in the United States: The third national climate assessment
Page Numbers
113-129
Language
English
DOI
10.7930/J0BG2KWD
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Climate change impacts in the United States: The third National Climate Assessment
Abstract
1. Extreme weather events are affecting energy production and delivery facilities, causing supply disruptions of varying lengths and magnitudes and affecting other infrastructure that depends on energy supply. The frequency and intensity of certain types of extreme weather events are expected to change.
2. Higher summer temperatures will increase electricity use, causing higher summer peak loads, while warmer winters will decrease energy demands for heating. Net electricity use is projected to increase.
3. Changes in water availability, both episodic and long-lasting, will constrain different forms of energy production.
4. In the longer term, sea level rise, extreme storm surge events, and high tides will affect coastal facilities and infrastructure on which many energy systems, markets, and consumers depend.
5. As new investments in energy technologies occur, future energy systems will differ from today’s in uncertain ways. Depending on the character of changes in the energy mix, climate change will introduce new risks as well as opportunities.
Editor(s)
Melillo, JM; Richmond, TC; Yohe, GW
ISBN
9780160924026
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