Correlating Power Outage Spread with Infrastructure Interdependencies During Hurricanes

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2407.09962v1
• Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:05:07 GMT
• Title: Correlating Power Outage Spread with Infrastructure Interdependencies During Hurricanes
• Authors: Avishek Bose, Sangkeun Lee, Narayan Bhusal, Supriya Chinthavali,
• Abstract summary: This study investigates the spread of power outages during hurricanes by analyzing the correlation between the network of critical infrastructure and outage propagation. Our analysis reveals a consistent positive correlation between the extent of critical infrastructure components accessible within a certain number of steps. This insight suggests that understanding the interconnectedness among critical infrastructure elements is key to identifying areas indirectly affected by extreme weather events.
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• Abstract: Power outages caused by extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, can significantly disrupt essential services and delay recovery efforts, underscoring the importance of enhancing our infrastructure's resilience. This study investigates the spread of power outages during hurricanes by analyzing the correlation between the network of critical infrastructure and outage propagation. We leveraged datasets from Hurricanemapping.com, the North American Energy Resilience Model Interdependency Analysis (NAERM-IA), and historical power outage data from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)'s EAGLE-I system. Our analysis reveals a consistent positive correlation between the extent of critical infrastructure components accessible within a certain number of steps (k-hop distance) from initial impact areas and the occurrence of power outages in broader regions. This insight suggests that understanding the interconnectedness among critical infrastructure elements is key to identifying areas indirectly affected by extreme weather events.

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