Heat and energy grids

This scoping review examines health impacts of concurrent extreme heat and power outages, finding mixed evidence, with respiratory admissions and ambulance attendances among outcomes linked to outages; it calls for better monitoring and preparedness.

This publication examines how extreme temperature and rainfall influence the vulnerability and climate change resilience of electricity transmission infrastructure in Kajiado County, Kenya.

Solar power proved the only major energy source that performed better than normal during Europe’s summer of extremes, experts found. When paired with batteries, it helped supply thousands of AC units during historic hot conditions.

As climate change accelerates, the resilience of electricity infrastructure is emerging as a critical challenge for countries worldwide.

Extreme heat exposes the deep structural interdependence between water and energy systems, while also revealing the limits of traditional sector-based risk management.

In this study, the authors employ projections of tropical cyclones (TCs), sea level rise, and heatwaves, in conjunction with power system resilience modeling, to evaluate historical and future TC-blackout-heatwave compound risk in Louisiana, US.

Extreme heat from climate change is increasingly threatening U.S. energy supply and reliability – forcing energy companies to take steps to safeguard operations and meet rising demand.

This document transfers the MYRIAD-EU approach to the energy sector, including harmonised definitions of multi-hazard/multirisk, sets of historical events, and a multi-sectoral perspective.

Utilities and system operators must identify and implement short-term solutions that can maintain reliability and keep prices down while new infrastructure projects are built.

The report reveals how U.S. corporate utilities fuel climate chaos and inequality through fossil fuel expansion, shutoffs during extreme heat, and opposition to renewables, worsening risks like heatwaves and wildfires across multiple states.