The electric power system is a physical system that is exposed to numerous climate-related hazards. It relies increasingly on weather-dependent resources that need weather and climate data to assess electric supply availability. Because of this, the electric power sector must anticipate and adapt to a range of climate conditions and system responses, both current and future, under which it will operate.
Climate-informed decision making requires understanding the constituent components of physical climate risk, so this training aims to help electric power system asset managers, engineers, operators, and planners understand those components. EPRI has designed this training to assist in the implementation of physical climate hazard, exposure, and vulnerability assessments within electric companies or wider electric power systems.
Climate READi’s Climate 101 training series, organized as a series of webcasts or recorded videos, aims to facilitate actionable conversations between climate data providers and power system analysts. Climate Hazard, Exposure, and Vulnerability Assessment 101, the second training in the series, broadly covers the issues of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability as applied to climate risk and resilience, with three modules covering these respective components. Extra attention is given to real-life examples and case studies.
Climate Hazard, Exposure, and Vulnerability Assessment 101 is a resource for building climate literacy across the electric power industry and is a tool for level setting key concepts and terminology among climate experts and other subject matter experts. It provides access to high quality, technically rigorous training that is designed to facilitate more productive and collaborative future conversations between members of a company’s physical climate risk assessment team.
The initial training in the series, "Climate 101: Physical Climate Data," along with accompanying recordings, is available here.
To access the training recordings for this training series, click the links below and choose the "Attachments" tab:
Authors Jonathan Lala