A decade of planning and strengthening the
grid has increased reliability and resilience
UNIONDALE, N.Y., Sept. 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinciding with Climate Week
2024, PSEG Long Island and the Long Island Power Authority
(LIPA) have partnered to publish a proactive Climate Change
Resilience Plan (CCRP) to address changes in weather patterns
projected over the coming decades. To review the full Climate
Change Resilience Plan, click here.
Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here:
https://www2.multivu.com/pseg-long-island/9270452-en-pseg-long-island-climate-change-resilience-plan-climate-week-2024
"From the day we started in 2014, PSEG Long Island has been
making the improvements necessary to reduce and shorten outages
when they do occur," said David
Lyons, PSEG Long Island's interim president and COO. "We
have already made great strides in reliability and resilience, and
our new Climate Change Resiliency Plan is a road map that will keep
addressing new risks that may be posed by climate change in the
decades ahead."
"When you understand the science and the forecasts, you
understand how important it is to have proper plans in place to
protect our electrical infrastructure," said John Rhodes, acting chief executive officer of
LIPA. "Our focus remains steady – combatting the effects of climate
change to protect our local communities. I want to thank both our
staff at LIPA and our partners at PSEG Long Island for their work
on this plan."
PSEG Long Island has spent a decade strengthening the grid
against extreme weather. For more, visit
psegliny.com/inthecommunity/currentinitiatives/stormhardeningprojects.
Physical assets, such as poles, transformers, switches and
lines, are a large focus of the CCRP. PSEG Long Island consulted
the Climate Change Vulnerability Study (CCVS) and then identified
existing adaptation measures it could expand upon and any gaps it
would address with new measures. PSEG Long Island has also
developed adaptation measures for existing planning, design and
operations practices.
PSEG Long Island
PSEG Long Island operates
the Long Island Power Authority's transmission and distribution
system under a long-term contract. PSEG Long Island is a
subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG)
(NYSE:PEG), a publicly traded diversified energy company.
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