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Subsidence Related to Natural Gas Infrastructure in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta</div> <p class="report-author">Brooks et al. </p> <p class="report-description">This report contributes to our understanding of energy sector resilience through acquisition of very high-resolution data portraying Delta subsidence in areas with natural gas infrastructure and analysis of how subsidence compounds risks related to sea level rise.</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 3.6 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-CEC-2018-003 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Energy_CCCA4-CEC-2018-012_ADA.pdf" data-no-swup="true"> <div class="panel panel-default post-item"> <div class="panel-body panel-text"> <div class="report-title">Assessing Extreme Weather-Related Vulnerability and Identifying Resilience Options for California's Interdependent Transportation Fuel Sector聽</div> <p class="report-author">Radke et al. </p> <p class="report-description">This report provides a framework for assessing vulnerability of California鈥檚 transportation fuel sector to weather-related events as well as assessing exposure to wildfires and flooding at both coarse (statewide) resolution and, for several vulnerable assets, very fine scale that fosters stakeholder engagement.</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 79.1 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-CEC-2018-012 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Energy_CCCA4-CEC-2018-008_ADA.pdf" data-no-swup="true"> <div class="panel panel-default post-item"> <div class="panel-body panel-text"> <div class="report-title">The Adaption Blind Spot: Teleconnected and Cascading Impacts of Climate Change on the Electrical Grid and Lifelines in Los Angeles</div> <p class="report-author">Moser and Finzi Hart</p> <p class="report-description">This report works closely with stakeholders to explore how climate-related vulnerability of the electric grid in Southern California can create teleconnected and cascading impacts to important resources and services.</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 2.9 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-CEC-2018-008 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Energy_CCCA4-CEC-2018-002_ADA.pdf" data-no-swup="true"> <div class="panel panel-default post-item"> <div class="panel-body panel-text"> <div class="report-title">Assessing the Impact of Wildfires on the California Electricity Grid</div> <p class="report-author">Dale et al. </p> <p class="report-description">This report analyze risks posed by wildfires to electricity transmission and distribution in California.</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 8.7 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-CEC-2018-002 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Energy_CCCA4-EXT-2018-005_ADA.pdf" data-no-swup="true"> <div class="panel panel-default post-item"> <div class="panel-body panel-text"> <div class="report-title">Climate Adaptive Response Estimation: Short and Long Run Impacts of Climate Change on Residential Electricity and Natural Gas Consumption Using Big Data聽</div> <p class="report-author">Auffhammer </p> <p class="report-description">This report uses big data to clarify how climate change is expected to affect residential electricity and natural gas consumption at the zip code level.</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 2.2 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-EXT-2018-005 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Energy_CCCA4-EXT-2018-008.pdf" data-no-swup="true"> <div class="panel panel-default post-item"> <div class="panel-body panel-text"> <div class="report-title">Sixteen Ways Energy Efficiency Researchers See People + Why it Matters for Climate Change</div> <p class="report-author">Moezzi et al.</p> <p class="report-description">This report explores how experience from the energy efficiency field can best be adapted to serve climate change policy goals. It recommends seeing energy use as a sociotechnical system with people as prime movers, and speaks to combining big data with social sciences to substantiate certain patterns in this system.</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 1.1 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-EXT-2018-008 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Energy_CCCA4-CEC-2018-007_ADA.pdf" data-no-swup="true"> <div class="panel panel-default post-item"> <div class="panel-body panel-text"> <div class="report-title">Modeling and Observations to Detect Neighborhood-Scale Heat Islands and Inform Effective Countermeasures in Los Angeles</div> <p class="report-author">Taha et al. </p> <p class="report-description">This report improves our understanding of factors that contribute to urban heat islands, which exacerbate peak energy demand, and by providing a basis for assessing the performance efforts to address urban heat islands.</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 4 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-CEC-2018-007 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Energy_CCCA4-CEC-2018-013_ADA.pdf" data-no-swup="true"> <div class="panel panel-default post-item"> <div class="panel-body panel-text"> <div class="report-title">Climate Change in Los Angeles County: Grid Vulnerability to Extreme Heat</div> <p class="report-author">Burillo et al. </p> <p class="report-description">This report investigates the vulnerability of Los Angeles County鈥檚 electricity grid to projected heat waves as well as resilience options to safeguard reliability.</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 7.1 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-CEC-2018-013 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Energy_CCCA4-CEC-2018-001_ADA.pdf" data-no-swup="true"> <div class="panel panel-default post-item"> <div class="panel-body panel-text"> <div class="report-title">Feather River Hydrologic Observatory: Improving Hydrological Snowpack Forecasting for Hydropower Generation Using Intelligent Information Systems聽</div> <p class="report-author">Avanzi et al. </p> <p class="report-description">This report provide methods to improve management of hydropower through improved streamflow forecasting.</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 3.9 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-CEC-2018-001 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Energy_CCCA4-CEC-2018-004_ADA.pdf" data-no-swup="true"> <div class="panel panel-default post-item"> <div class="panel-body panel-text"> <div class="report-title">Rising Seas and Electricity Infrastructure: Potential Impacts and Adaptation Options for San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E)</div> <p class="report-author">Bruzgul et al. </p> <p class="report-description">This report clarifies sea level rise-related risks to San Diego Gas & Electric鈥檚 (SDG&E)</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 3.7 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-CEC-2018-004 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/Energy_CCCA4-CEC-2018-009_ADA.pdf" data-no-swup="true"> <div class="panel panel-default post-item"> <div class="panel-body panel-text"> <div class="report-title">Potential Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Actions for Gas Assets in the San Diego Gas and Electric Company Service Area</div> <p class="report-author">Bruzgul et al. </p> <p class="report-description">This report assesses natural gas sector vulnerabilities and resilience options specific to San Diego Gas & Electric Company鈥檚 service territory.</p> <p class="report-data">File Size: PDF 6.1 mb <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block">Report #: CCCA4-CEC-2018-009 <span class="hidden-xs"> |  </span><br class="visible-xs-block"><span class="published-date">Published: August 27, 2018</span></p> </div> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </main> </div>  <footer id="footer" class="global-footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div 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