The Economics of Climate Resilience in Electric Power Infrastructure

＂The economic and financial losses caused by climate-related events such as wildfires, heat waves, and hurricanes can reach hundreds of billions of dollars, threatening the financial health and solvency of the utilities and local governments. In addition, they can significantly hinder the ability of utilities and infrastructure owners to recover, which can lead to dire consequences for shareholders, ratepayers, and policymakers. That requires developing a wide range of innovative engineering economic solutions to achieve the financial, operational, and physical resilience expected from a 21st century power infrastructure. Therefore, the economics of resilience should be incorporated in technological solutions to streamline the success of climate adaptation measures in the power & energy industry＂--

Ali Arabnya, PhD, is the Director of Infrastructure Finance and Climate Risk with Quanta Technology and a Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with the University of Denver. He works at the interface of engineering, finance, and policy in addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Houston.

Amin Khodaei, PhD, is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Denver. He is also the Founder of Plug LLC, an energy sector consultancy. His research interests include emerging technologies for grid modernization and climate resilience. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.