RISING SEAS AND ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE: POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION OPTIONS FOR SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC (SDG&E)

Rising sea levels pose a threat to California’s energy infrastructure and the coastal communities that it serves. To better understand this threat, this study analyzed the exposure of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) electricity assets in San Diego County to climate changedriven coastal wave flooding, tidal inundation, and coastal erosion. The research team identified a range of potential adaptation measures to build resilience to potential impacts. The application of flexible adaptation pathways emerged through the study as the best approach to improve implementation of these measures in the face of future uncertainty.