Be Prepared: New Resource Readies States and Utilities for Grid Resilience Events published July 31, 2024
) and many utilities are projecting surging electricity demand from data centers and new manufacturing facilities, leading to expected all-time highs in nationwide electricity consumption.
To effectively serve growing power needs, electricity grids must be resilient to natural and human-caused hazards — storms, floods, droughts, extreme temperatures, freezes, hurricanes, sea level rise, wildfires, seismic events, and cyber and physical attacks.
From May 2022 to June 2024, at least 30 utilities filed one or more resilience plans under requirements that Berkeley Lab identified. These plans apply to over 47 million utility customers, with the aim to improve grid resilience for roughly 130 million people, or 39% of the U.S. population. Drawing on state requirements and utility filings, Berkeley Lab’s new report summarizes emerging best practices and offers a standard template that states and utilities can adapt to meet their own needs based on policy objectives, regional hazards, and utility infrastructure and processes in scope. Key elements of the template include a vulnerability assessment , description of proposed resilience programs, and projected costs and rate impacts.
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