This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work with utility companies to address local impacts of power operations. | Air Quality | Energy and Utilities | Northeast | (p. 72) |
| Provide cooling systems for municipal and county assets and equipment sensitive to overheating. | Extreme Heat | Critical Facilities | Southwest | Climate Resilient San Diego (p. 58 (pdf p. 64)) |
| Build electricity grid resilience by increasing system capacity, increasing tension in lines to reduce sag and adding external coolers to transformers. Lines and transformers may overheat and trip off | Extreme Heat | Energy and Utilities | InternationalNational | AR5 Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (p. Table 10-2 on page 669) |
| Encourage utility companies to raise electrical transformers onto gravel pads to protect them from inundation. | Flooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Energy and Utilities | Climate Change in Port Heiden, AK (p. 43) | |
| Encourage utility companies to harden energy infrastructure systems (e.g., poles, lines) against damage from climate-related effects and expand redundancy in the energy network. | High WindsLandslidesMultiple or All HazardsSevere Winter WeatherWildfireExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | Energy and Utilities | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Beyond strengthening existing systems, increase system redundancy to protect critical infrastructure from power outages. | High WindsLandslidesMultiple or All HazardsSevere Winter WeatherWildfireExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | Critical FacilitiesEnergy and UtilitiesMultiple or All Assets | Northeast | City of Baltimore Disaster Preparedness and Planning Project (p. 147) |
| Bury distribution lines to make them more resilient during hurricanes, severe winter weather and wildfires. | High WindsSevere Winter WeatherWildfire | Energy and Utilities | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 205 (pdf p. 217)) |
| Encourage utility companies to harden electric grid systems (e.g., poles, lines) to withstand abnormally high wind conditions. | High Winds | Energy and Utilities | Southeast | West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan |
| Identify steps to get the correct certifications on community-constructed electrical and plumbing systems. | Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems | Critical Facilities | Climate Change in Port Heiden, AK (p. 46) | |
| Consider burying electrical lines underground. | Wildfire | Energy and Utilities | Southeast | Miami Forever Climate Ready Strategy |
| Encourage local utilities to upgrade infrastructure with fire-resistant materials and enhance fire protection and response equipment and capability at the utility plant. | Wildfire | Critical FacilitiesEnergy and Utilities | Northwest | City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 27 (pdf p. 60–61)) |
