To estimate the impacts of climate change on the demographic and economic forecasts, the Council adjusted the following inputs in our load forecasting models:
- Population
- Residential Housing Stock Composition
- Commercial Floor Space Requirements
- Industrial Manufacturing Output
- Number of Data Centers
- Agricultural Output
- Streetlighting and Public Fresh and Wastewater Pumping
- AC Saturation Rate
- Per Capita Consumption
More details are available in this paper presented to the Demand Forecast Advisory Committee.
State Level Economic Drivers
A set of tables showing economic drivers with climate change are available in this Excel workbook. There are 45 tabs: one for each state, climate condition, and economic trajectory.