Illinois Energy Preparedness
Shown above are power lines in Houston. A Democratic senator is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions following severe winter storms that plunged Texas and other states into a deep freeze that caused power outages in million of homes and businesses. AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Our energy infrastructure is prepared for a certain set of climate conditions. However, the extremes of those conditions, both in terms of the absolute value there of and in the frequency in which we will be at or approaching those extremes, seem to be changing. The question remains: how prepared is Illinois for our new climate future?
The 21st was joined by two experts to answer this question.
Guests:
Dave Kolata, Executive Director of Citizens Utility Board
Mohammad Shahidehpour, Distinguished Bodine Chair Professor of the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Director of Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation
Prepared for web by Zainab Qureshi
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