PNNL

Planning for Climate Change: How Utilities and Regulators Can Support Grid Climate Resilience

Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 10:00 a.m.  – 12:00 PT (1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET)

Panel Moderator: Juliet Homer (PNNL)

Presenters:

• Juliet Homer, Chief Systems Engineer and Energy Policy and Analysis Team Lead at PNNL

•  Alan Cooke, Research Economist at PNNL

• Nelson Yip, Director of Strategic Planning at Con Edison

• Kristin Rounds, Senior Regulatory Analyst at the California Public Utilities Commission

• Ronda Strauch, Climate Change Research and Adaptation Advisor at Seattle City Light

This webinar will identify how utilities and regulators can work together to increase the climate resilience of the power system in the United States. We will share emerging electric utility best practices for planning for climate variability. Topics include forecasting, resource and asset planning, data development and access, and how best to approach decision making in the face of significant uncertainty. We will also discuss specific regulatory considerations and innovative funding and cost-sharing approaches. Participants will understand how climate change can impact the power system, how utilities can proactively plan to reduce risks and impacts, and the roles that regulators can play. 

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