U-M researcher says climate change should be considered in power grid planning

Keeping the lights on through climate change in Michigan

Power lines hang overhead near a tree line outside Linda Pell’s home in rural Battle Creek, Michigan. She recently bought a generator after the multiple power outages she has experienced in the area. Pell said her generator has tracked 15 outages over the course of the last 18 months. Nicole Hester/ MLIVE.com

An academic researcher who studies energy systems at the University of Michigan said it would behoove the state to plan for the effects of climate change on the power grid.

Assistant professor Michael Craig spoke about better planning electric power systems for climate change during a recent technical conference hosted by the Michigan Public Service Commission. He researches how to reduce global and local environmental impacts from energy systems while making those systems robust to future climate impacts.

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