Drought and climate change impacts on cooling water shortages and electricity prices in Great Britain
oleh: Edward A. Byers, Gemma Coxon, Jim Freer, Jim W. Hall
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-05-01 |
Deskripsi
The impacts of power plant water shortage during drought on electricity prices are understudied. Here the authors show that on extreme days, almost 50% (7 GWe) of the freshwater thermal capacity is unavailable in the Great Britain and annualized cumulative costs on electricity prices are in the range of £29-95m per year.