TY - JOUR
T1 - Extreme events, energy security and equality through micro- and macro-levels
T2 - Concepts, challenges and methods
AU - Chen, Chien fei
AU - Dietz, Thomas
AU - Fefferman, Nina H.
AU - Greig, Jamie
AU - Cetin, Kristen
AU - Robinson, Caitlin
AU - Arpan, Laura
AU - Schweiker, Marcel
AU - Dong, Bing
AU - Wu, Wenbo
AU - Li, Yue
AU - Zhou, Hongyu
AU - Wu, Jianzhong
AU - Wen, Jin
AU - Fu, Joshua S.
AU - Hong, Tianzhen
AU - Yan, Da
AU - Nelson, Hannah
AU - Zhu, Yimin
AU - Li, Xueping
AU - Xie, Le
AU - Fu, Rachel
N1 - Funding Information:
C.-F. Chen, and H. Nelson are supported by the Engineering Research Center Program of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy under NSF award EEC-1041877 and the CURENT Industry Partnership Program. J. Wu is supported by EPSRC funded MC2 project (EP/T021969/1) and Supergen Energy Networks Hub (EP/S00078X/1). M. Schweiker is supported by research grant (21055) from VILLUM FONDEN. C. Robinson is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship grant (MR/V021672/1). B. Dong is suppored by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Award No. 1949372.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Low-income households face long-standing challenges of energy insecurity and inequality (EII). During extreme events (e.g., disasters and pandemics) these challenges are especially severe for vulnerable populations reliant on energy for health, education, and well-being. However, many EII studies rarely incorporate the micro- and macro-perspectives of resilience and reliability of energy and internet infrastructure and social-psychological factors. To remedy this gap, we first address the impacts of extreme events on EII among vulnerable populations. Second, we evaluate the driving factors of EII and how they change during disasters. Third, we situate these inequalities within broader energy systems and pinpoint the importance of equitable infrastructure systems by examining infrastructure reliability and resilience and the role of renewable technologies. Then, we consider the factors influencing energy consumption, such as energy practices, socio-psychological factors, and internet access. Finally, we propose interdisciplinary research methods to study these issues during extreme events and provide recommendations.
AB - Low-income households face long-standing challenges of energy insecurity and inequality (EII). During extreme events (e.g., disasters and pandemics) these challenges are especially severe for vulnerable populations reliant on energy for health, education, and well-being. However, many EII studies rarely incorporate the micro- and macro-perspectives of resilience and reliability of energy and internet infrastructure and social-psychological factors. To remedy this gap, we first address the impacts of extreme events on EII among vulnerable populations. Second, we evaluate the driving factors of EII and how they change during disasters. Third, we situate these inequalities within broader energy systems and pinpoint the importance of equitable infrastructure systems by examining infrastructure reliability and resilience and the role of renewable technologies. Then, we consider the factors influencing energy consumption, such as energy practices, socio-psychological factors, and internet access. Finally, we propose interdisciplinary research methods to study these issues during extreme events and provide recommendations.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Disasters
KW - Energy inequality
KW - Energy insecurity
KW - Energy justice
KW - Resilience
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U2 - 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102401
DO - 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102401
M3 - Short Survey Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120806085
SN - 2214-6296
VL - 85
JO - Energy Research and Social Science
JF - Energy Research and Social Science
M1 - 102401
ER -