Table 1 Mean and standard deviation of projected daily peak load values (MW) estimated for near and far futures for each region of study and at 0.1, 0.5, and 0.9 quantiles.

From: Asymmetrical response of California electricity demand to summer-time temperature variation

Quantile level

Period

Region-wise Peak load [MW]

LADWP

PGE

SDGE

0.1

Present

2001–2020

3623.84 (305.32)

13026.81 (878.63)

2710.98 (111.64)

Near future

2021–2040

3745.03 (322.01)

13436.25 (896.53)

2761.72 (119.17)

Far future

2081–2099

4246.66 (372.04)

15137.31 (1125.64)

2961.67 (142.73)

0.5

Present

2001–2020

4366.52 (506.39)

14846.20 (1212.47)

3134.37 (277.50)

Near future

2021–2040

4567.52 (534.07)

15411.21 (1237.17)

3260.50 (296.23)

Far future

2081–2099

5399.48 (617.04)

17758.59 (1553.32)

3757.50 (354.78)

0.9

Present

2001–2020

5010.62 (598.47)

16419.02 (1517.96)

3649.74 (390.21)

Near future

2021–2040

5248.16 (631.18)

17126.40 (1548.88)

3827.09 (416.56)

Far future

2081–2099

6231.38 (729.23)

20065.21 (1944.69)

4525.96 (498.88)

  1. Values are calculated using simplified wet bulb temperatures, means are listed with standard deviations in parentheses. Note, these values correspond to daily estimates of the distributions shown in Fig. 3.