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Solar Under Storm: Select Best Practices for Resilient Ground-Mount PV Systems with Hurricane Exposure

The 2017 hurricane season was one of the most active in history. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria brought widespread destruction throughout the Caribbean. In ...

Quantifying and Monetizing Renewable Energy Resiliency

This article highlights the unique value renewable energy hybrid systems (REHS), comprised of solar, energy storage, and generators, provide in increasing ...

Vulnerability Assessment and Resiliency Planning: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Process and Best Practices

In 2014, NREL worked with Abt Environmental Research to develop a vulnerability assessment and resiliency action plan as part of NREL’s Climate Change ...

Increasing the Security and Resilience of the Electric Power System

This fact sheet describes ongoing work on developing a security and resilience methodology and modeling tool set that incorporates value metrics and use-case ...

Conceptual Framework for Developing Resilience Metrics for the Electricity, Oil, and Gas Sectors in the United States

This report addresses the topics of measuring and increasing energy resilience, including definitions, means of measuring, and analytic methodologies that can ...

Electricity grid cybersecurity will be expensive – who will pay, and how much?

Power systems face threats from cyberattacks that could cost billions. Who should pay for these preventative measures and how should the benefits be ...

Adapting to Fire: How Cities Can Enhance Resilience with Distributed Energy

As California experienced uncharacteristically low precipitation in February, normally its peak rainy season, parts of the state are moving into drought ...

In the event of grid outages, microgrids can provide a backup source of power; providing resilience to the critical loads; however, this requires that the ...

COVID-19 AND THE POWER SECTOR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: IMPACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Southeast (SE) Asia, a region of rapid economic growth and increasing energy demand, faced unique power sector vulnerabilities (such as exposure to natural ...

Solar PV Storm Hardening Cost Considerations

Solar photovoltaic (PV) power has many advantages as a resilient power source, including the ability to provide power after a natural disaster. While solar ...