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BAMOS
Sep 2019
Article
Electricity Sector Climate Information
(ESCI) Project
Department of the Environment and Energy
Email: Climate.Adaptation@environment.gov.au
The Electricity Sector Climate Information (ESCI) project is a
collaboration between government, industry and scientists to
improve the reliability and resilience of the National Electricity
Market to the risks from climate change and extreme weather.
Changes in the climate, including the increasing number of
extreme weather events, can increase stress on power systems,
so it is important that changes are well understood and
considered in long‑term risk analysis. The project is tailoring
climate change data and information to ensure it is easy to
access and usable by the people who need it, to support
improved long‑term operational and strategic planning for
electricity infrastructure. A key part of the project is developing
a standardised methodology for analysing physical climate
change risk for the electricity sector. This methodology may also
be applicable to other sectors.
Early progress
In its second of three years the project has already achieved
a number of outcomes. These include identifying the climate
impacts which are most relevant to the electricity sector,
generating tailored data sets to inform scenario analysis, and
working with AEMO to provide advice and guidance on how
to best use available climate change information to inform
processes for risk management decision‑making.
For more information
To find out more about the ESCI project please email Climate.
Adaptation@environment.gov.au.
Project partners
The project is funded by the Australian Government Department
of the Environment and Energy and is being undertaken by
CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology in collaboration with the
Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).
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