Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks
Preparing Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure for Heat Extremes
As climate change intensifies, heatwaves are becoming more frequent, prolonged, and severe.
From interference between sagging power lines and vegetation, to elevated wildfire risk, asset stress and premature aging, and shifting vegetation cycles that affect maintenance schedules – these are just a few of the threats extreme heat brings to energy networks.
Understanding these threats is essential for prioritizing asset protection, planning inspections, and resilience investment.
What’s Inside the E-Book
- Key Temperature-Based Indicators: 2m Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Growing Degree Days, Fire Weather Index
- Data Sources for Temperature Monitoring and Analysis: Ground-based Weather Stations, IoT Sensors, Satellite Remote Sensing, Climate Reanalysis Datasets, Future Modelled Climate Data
- Types of Satellite-Informed Temperature Datasets: Data Types, What They Measure, Their Characteristics, Examples
- Combining Temperature-Based Metrics and Vegetation Data: A Game Changer for Grid Resilience and Fire Risk Mitigation
- Historical vs Future Climate Data for Energy Infrastructure: Global Models & Shared Socioeconomic Pathways Scenarios
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From Data to Action
By combining climate datasets with vegetation analysis and asset registries, energy TSOs and DSOs can have a precise picture:
- what the risk is
- where it is
- how it evolves over time
- and what actions to take
