Climate change is affecting our electrical grid due to the increased frequency of severe weather events.
These events lead to excessive demand for electricity, damage to the physical infrastructure of the grid, and are causing more frequent and longer power outages, which can be detrimental.
The electrical grid is the power system network comprised of the following:
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energy generating facility
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transmission lines
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substation transformers
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distribution lines
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the consumer
pathways:
05.04.2022 / AP News / Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread
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