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On the evening of November 15, 2023, IEEE PES Seattle organized an event titled “Preparing the Power Grid for Extreme Weather Events: Resilience Modeling and Optimization.” Held in-person and virtual, the event aimed to address the growing concerns surrounding the impact of extreme weather events on power delivery infrastructure and discuss strategies to enhance the resilience of the power grid. The speaker was Dr. Anamika Dubey of Washington State University.

Extreme weather events threaten the power delivery infrastructure causing an extended disruption of electricity supply to the critical services. Most impacts are observed at the mid and low voltage distribution systems due to inadequate incorporation of resilience at the distribution level. Fortunately, recent advances in the distribution grid, including the integration of distributed generation and distribution automation capabilities, provide potential means to improve system resilience if applied in a purposeful and methodical manner. The changing nature of the grid and extreme weather events motivate new mechanisms to manage grid operations by leveraging smart grid technologies. This talk will introduce the approach to model and quantify the impacts of extreme weather events on the power grid and discuss planning and operational solutions to improve the power systems resilience.