Fig. 1: Coupled hydroclimate and electricity supply–demand model framework for calculating welfare impacts of cooling water shortage for the electricity sector. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Coupled hydroclimate and electricity supply–demand model framework for calculating welfare impacts of cooling water shortage for the electricity sector.

From: Drought and climate change impacts on cooling water shortages and electricity prices in Great Britain

Fig. 1

Large ensemble of regional climate simulations from Weather@Home are used to simulate daily electricity demand and force the DECIPHeR hydrological model. This determines water availability at power plants taking into account environmental flow requirements. Plant availability is used to adjust the electricity supply curve and re-calculate the drought-adjusted electricity strike price.

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