Climate and Researching methane 2) Groundwater Related emissions from the natural gas Subsidence Impacts on system in California Impacts the Natural Gas System Researching physical climate ($1.6 million): vulnerability of pipelines in Research to identify the Sacramento-San Joaquin areas with relatively Delta high risk of potential Developing climate scenarios pipeline damage and including the impacts of mega failures due to droughts on the natural gas subsidence system Verify actual damage Evaluating cost, performance, to infrastructure, and efficiency of hybrid ideally in cooling plants coordination with the Investigating climate CPUC and the vulnerability and resilience utilities options for the natural gas Identification of system in the San Diego area, potential remedial and other local areas actions Researching market impacts on natural gas due to climate change and climate policies
Climate and Impacts Researching methane emissions from the natural gas system in California Researching physical climate vulnerability of pipelines in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Developing climate scenarios including the impacts of mega droughts on the natural gas system Evaluating cost, performance, and efficiency of hybrid cooling plants Investigating climate vulnerability and resilience options for the natural gas system in the San Diego area, and other local areas Researching market impacts on natural gas due to climate change and climate policies 2) Groundwater Related Subsidence Impacts on the Natural Gas System ($1.6 million): Research to identify areas with relatively high risk of potential pipeline damage and failures due to subsidence Verify actual damage to infrastructure, ideally in coordination with the CPUC and the utilities Identification of potential remedial actions