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An integrated assessment of water-energy and climate change in sacramento, california: how strong is the nexus?
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posted on 2023-05-20, 16:26 authored by Dale, LL, Karali, N, Millstein, D, Carnall, M, Vicuna, S, Nicolas Borchers ArriagadaNicolas Borchers Arriagada, Bustos, E, O'Hagan, J, Purkey, D, Heaps, C, Sieber, J, Collins, WD, Sohn, MDThis paper is among the first to report on the full integration of basin-scale models that include projections of the demand and supply of water and energy for residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural sector users. We link two widely used regional planning models that allow one to study the impact of rising climate variability on water and electricity use in Sacramento, California. Historic data combined with the current energy and water system configuration was used to assess the implications of changes in temperature and precipitation. Climate simulations suggest that electricity imports to the region would increase during hot dry spells, when regional power production is most constrained. In particular, regional imports of electricity would increase over 35 % in hot dry years, assuming a 4 °C increase in average temperature and a 25 % decrease in average precipitation.
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Publication title
Climatic ChangePagination
1-13ISSN
0165-0009Department/School
Menzies Institute for Medical ResearchPublisher
Kluwer Academic PublPlace of publication
Van Godewijckstraat 30, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 3311 GzRights statement
Copyright 2015 Springer Science+Business Media DordrechtRepository Status
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