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The recent weather events that swept across the southern United States have led to the closure of major cities and the mass failure of power grids, sending millions of residents into a multiday blackout.

Associate I Alexandra Burelbach and Economic Analyst Haozheyi Guan will be hosting an upcoming REMI webinar, “Power Grid Resilience,” on Wednesday, March 10th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (ET) that considers the costs and benefits of investing in resilient infrastructure in order to avoid drastic power failures in the future.

Taking measures to build and support resilient power grids can be crucial to withstanding similar complications caused by inclement weather. During this webinar presentation, Ms. Burelbach and Ms. Guan will demonstrate the effect of power grid resilience on state and regional economies.

Using the REMI E3⁺ model, they will estimate the economic impact of severe weather with a standard power grid before comparing those results to a power grid built to be resilient in the face of significant disruptions.

Economic Outlook: Washington – Tobias Reynolds, May Lin, & Nina Mantegna, REMI (recording)

[Recording]Economic Outlook: Washington – Tobias Reynolds, May Lin, & Nina Mantegna, REMI

Exploring the Economic Impact of the Education System – Stephen Miller, Ph.D. & Jinju Lee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Yolunda Nabors, Tennessee Technological University; & Tobias Reynolds, REMI (recording)

[Recording]Exploring the Economic Impact of the Education System – Stephen Miller, Ph.D. & Jinju Lee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Yolunda Nabors, Tennessee Technological University; & Tobias Reynolds, REMI

Exploring the Economic Impact of the Education System – Stephen Miller, Ph.D. & Jinju Lee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Yolunda Nabors, Tennessee Technological University; & Tobias Reynolds, REMI (slides)

[Slides]Economic Impact of UNLV in Southern Nevada – Stephen Miller, Ph.D. & Jinju Lee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

[Slides]Footprint Analysis of Tennessee Technological University – Yolunda Nabors, Tennessee Technological University

[Slides]Work Smarter: Accessible Education under Biden – Tobias Reynolds, REMI

Scott Nystrom – Power Market and Economic Impacts of a U.S. Clean Energy Standard (CES)

[Slides]Power Market and Economic Impacts of a U.S. Clean Energy Standard (CES) – Scott Nystrom, FTI Consulting

[Recording]Power Market and Economic Impacts of a U.S. Clean Energy Standard (CES) – Scott Nystrom, FTI Consulting

A Clean Energy Standard (CES) requires that a certain percentage of electric demand is met with generation from qualifying zero-emissions resources, such as wind, solar, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, and possibly carbon capture facilities.

With many states already employing some version of a CES through Renewable Portfolio Standards, the Biden administration and Democratic leadership in Congress may consider some form of a CES as a part of their renewed emphasis on addressing climate change.

REMI will be hosting a special guest webinar, “Power Market and Economic Impacts of a U.S. Clean Energy Standard (CES),” on Tuesday, March 9th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (ET), with an encore presentation scheduled for Thursday, March 11th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (ET), that will feature Senior Director Scott Nystrom from FTI Consulting.

This webinar will discuss an FTI Consulting simulation on the impacts of a U.S. Clean Energy Standard on power markets, as well as the national economy.

Mr. Nystrom will cover the approach, methodology, and resulting impacts of a potential CES policy on U.S. power markets in the PLEXOS model and U.S. regions in the REMI model.