“I hope they shouldn't happen”: Social vulnerability and resilience to urban energy disruptions in a digital society in Scotland

Cox, Emily

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2022.102901

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“…Within a community, the resilience needs can be considerably more diverse with wide load variances as there may be health equipment needs of households, refrigeration needs of businesses and residents, battery charging, communications, emergency services, and more. An advantage is that a local energy solution can benefit from identifying and including community knowledge and resources that recognize the unique needs and assets of residents and their environment (Cox, 2023).…”

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Advancing California's microgrid communities through anticipatory energy resilience

Aczel

Peffer

2023

Front. Clim.

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Given the uncertainty around climate change and the need to design systems that anticipate future needs, risks, and costs or values related to resilience, the current rules-based regulatory and policy frameworks designed for the centralized system of large-scale energy generation and delivery may not be ‘fit for purpose' for smaller scale local installations centered on community microgrids. This research examines regulatory challenges and potential impediments to implementing a multi-customer community-based microgrid in California through discussion of lessons learned in current pilot projects supported in part by initiatives of the California Energy Commission's Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC). The extent to which regulation has the flexibility to anticipate future needs and risks and support experimentation is evaluated in light of the state's complex and evolving energy system requirements. To illustrate challenges, two case studies of EPIC-supported projects are included. Multiple uncertainties, including future impacts of climate change, energy demands, and advances in technology, highlight the potential need to rethink best approaches to energy regulation. Principles drawn from Resilience Thinking and Anticipatory Regulation are discussed for their potential value in supporting development of new models for community-scale energy production, distribution, and use. Drawing on the experiences of the pilot projects, suggested principles to guide a new regulatory regime specific to microgrids are proposed.

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Advancing California's microgrid communities through anticipatory energy resilience

Aczel

Peffer

2023

Front. Clim.

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“…Interviews are a generally qualitative research technique that involves asking structured open-ended questions [355]- [357] to prompt conversations between the researcher and the respondent in a one-one setting [357] or conversations among respondents in a group setting, also known as focus groups [358]. Interviews can be conducted in person [359], [360], over the phone [346], [361], or via videoconferencing [362]- [364]. Notes actively taken during these or the interviews are recorded for analysis after completion.…”

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Measuring heat vulnerability with models, maps, and workshops

Govertsen

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Extreme heat kills more people than all other natural disasters combined, and global warming is increasing the intensity, duration, frequency, and season length of extreme heat. During extreme temperatures, power demand for cooling increases, while generation capacity can be reduced, occasionally triggering power outages when communities are most vulnerable. Existing heat vulnerability assessment methods do not consider housing characteristics and fail to incorporate local knowledge and perspectives. This dissertation proposes a process for deploying a novel Heat Vulnerability Framework (HVF) which addresses these gaps to improve heat vulnerability assessment methods.First, a thermal modeling approach is presented to assess housing as a vulnerability factor. This approach simulates historical heat events and theoretical power outages in Worcester, Massachusetts, and uses building performance simulations to estimate the indoor heat index of the residential building stock. The findings highlight that homes without air conditioning are significantly more vulnerable than homes with air conditioning, homes built before 1950 are significantly more vulnerable than homes built after 1970, and detached homes are significantly more vulnerable than multi-family homes with 5 or more units.Second, community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods are developed to tailor the HVF to meet the community's needs. Through a case-study in Worcester, these CBPR methods were employed in collaboration with three community organizations. This collaboration led to factors such as public transit, green spaces, blue spaces, home ownership, and homelessness being incorporated into the CBPR-driven HVF.Third, a method for creating vulnerability maps using the CBPR-driven HVF is presented. This method uses only public available data sources to assign vulnerability scores on a census tract level. A case study in Worcester revealed greater vulnerability on its northern side, including unequal access to public splash parks and pools and limited access to air conditioning and public cooling shelters. This interdisciplinary dissertation uses Worcester as a case-study to demonstrate the scalability of the proposed CBPR-driven HVF process to identify and assess heat vulnerability in any community using publicly available data sources.iii

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A data-driven approach to quantify social vulnerability to power outages: California case study

Loni,

Asadi

2024

Applied Energy

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“I hope they shouldn't happen”: Social vulnerability and resilience to urban energy disruptions in a digital society in Scotland

Cited by 7 publications

References 57 publications

Advancing California's microgrid communities through anticipatory energy resilience

Advancing California's microgrid communities through anticipatory energy resilience

Measuring heat vulnerability with models, maps, and workshops

A data-driven approach to quantify social vulnerability to power outages: California case study

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