Protecting the grid from extreme weather

IEC Standards help to make the grid more resilient as the impact of climate change intensifies.The electricity grid is expected to be increasingly affected by climate change and the resulting severe weather episodes, which are predicted to multiply as our world heats up. Fires, floods, hurricanes and even extreme heatwaves will and are already having an impact on electricity transmission the world over. The recent events in Texas are an example: rapid and intense rainfall damaged critical infrastructure, including substations and transmission lines, leading to both power loss in the affected areas ...

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