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Payne Institute Webinar: Grid Resilience in the Face of Extreme Weather Events
September 21, 2020 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Please join the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the Payne Institute for Public Policy on Monday, September 21 from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. MDT for an engaging panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities for building increased grid resilience in the face of extreme weather events.
TOPIC: GRID RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
HOSTED BY: THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL A PAYNE INSTITUTE PARTNER
TIME: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 1:30PM – 2:30PM MT
FORMAT: WEBINAR – FOLLOW THIS LINK TO REGISTER
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Climate-related extreme weather events are threatening local communities with greater frequency and destructive force, paralyzing the energy grid and leaving thousands without power for extended periods of time. Now, in the wake of Hurricane Laura and California’s historic heatwave and wildfire season, many remain without electricity during one of the hottest summers on record. As a result, families in affected areas are forced to contemplate leaving their homes until power returns, all amid a global pandemic and lasting economic downturn. Grid resilience measures are vital to safeguarding climate-vulnerable communities facing wind, floods, and fires, especially low-income communities and communities of color who will bear the disproportionate cost of climate change.
What mitigation opportunities exist to ensure that the power stays on in the wake of an extreme weather event? What role could distributed energy, residential and community solar programs, and home storage play in building this resilience? What part will utilities, governments, and community leaders play in creating a robust electricity system that affords all citizens with reliable access to energy in the United States, from the Gulf Coast to the Gold Coast?
Please join this conversation via the web application Zoom, which is accessible through your web browser, the Zoom desktop or mobile app, and by phone. If you wish to join the question and answer period, you must join by app or web. Register below receive further information on how to join the virtual audience.
Agenda: A conversation with
Morgan Bazilian
Professor of Public Policy; Director of the Payne Institute
Colorado School of Mines
Caroline Choi
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Edison International and Southern California Edison
Eliza Hotchkiss
Senior Analyst & Technical Group Manager
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Energy Security and Resilience Center
Audrey Lee
Board Member
Gridworks
Moderated by
Margaret Jackson
Deputy Director for Climate & Advanced Energy
Atlantic Council Global Energy Center