Extreme events, energy security and equality through micro- and macro-levels: Concepts, challenges and methods

Chien-fei Chen; Thomas Dietz; Nina Fefferman; Jamie Greig; Kristen Cetin; Caitlin Robinson; Laura Arpan; Marcel Schweiker; Bing Dong; Wenbo Wu; Yue Li; Hongyu Zhou; Jianzhong Wu; Jin Wen; Joshua Fu; Tianzhen Hong; Da Yan; Hannah Nelson; Yimin  Zhu; Xueping  Li; Le Xie; Rachel Fu

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102401

Extreme events, energy security and equality through micro- and macro-levels: Concepts, challenges and methods

Chien-fei Chen, Thomas Dietz, Nina Fefferman, Jamie Greig, Kristen Cetin, Caitlin Robinson, Laura Arpan, Marcel Schweiker, Bing Dong, Wenbo Wu, Yue Li, Hongyu Zhou, Jianzhong Wu, Jin Wen, Joshua Fu, Tianzhen Hong, Da Yan, Hannah Nelson, Yimin Zhu, Xueping LiLe Xie, Rachel Fu

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Abstract

Low-income households face long-standing challenges of energy insecurity and inequality (EII). During extreme events (e.g., disasters and pandemics) these challenges are especially severe for vulnerable populations reliant on energy for health, education, and well-being. However, many EII studies rarely incorporate the micro- and macro-perspectives of resilience and reliability of energy and internet infrastructure and social-psychological factors. To remedy this gap, we first address the impacts of extreme events on EII among vulnerable populations. Second, we evaluate the driving factors of EII and how they change during disasters. Third, we situate these inequalities within broader energy systems and pinpoint the importance of equitable infrastructure systems by examining infrastructure reliability and resilience and the role of renewable technologies. Then, we consider the factors influencing energy consumption, such as energy practices, socio-psychological factors, and internet access. Finally, we propose interdisciplinary research methods to study these issues during extreme events and provide recommendations.

Original language	English
Article number	102401
Journal	Energy Research and Social Science
Volume	85
Early online date	7 Dec 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102401
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2022

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C.-F. Chen, and H. Nelson are supported by the Engineering Research Center Program of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy under NSF award EEC-1041877 and the CURENT Industry Partnership Program. J. Wu is supported by EPSRC funded MC2 project (EP/T021969/1) and Supergen Energy Networks Hub (EP/S00078X/1). M. Schweiker is supported by research grant (21055) from VILLUM FONDEN. C. Robinson is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship grant (MR/V021672/1). B. Dong is suppored by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Award No. 1949372.

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Chen, C., Dietz, T., Fefferman, N., Greig, J., Cetin, K., Robinson, C., Arpan, L., Schweiker, M., Dong, B., Wu, W., Li, Y., Zhou, H., Wu, J., Wen, J., Fu, J., Hong, T., Yan, D., Nelson, H., Zhu, Y., ... Fu, R. (2022). Extreme events, energy security and equality through micro- and macro-levels: Concepts, challenges and methods. Energy Research and Social Science, 85, Article 102401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102401

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