Guidance for Grid Resilience Decisions in Rural Minnesota

Reiko Matsuda-Dunn; Jordan Burns; Abodh Poudyal; Maya Fein-Cole; Jesse Dugan; Sara Peterson; Gayathri Krishnamoorthy; Jamie Cutlip-Gorman

Guidance for Grid Resilience Decisions in Rural Minnesota

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Abstract

This report assesses the hazard landscape of the state of Minnesota, identifies weather hazards that are most impactful to the distribution system, includes a statewide assessment of household access to services dependent on reliable power, reviews resilience planning activities of electric utilities in Minnesota, and presents analysis of distribution grid performance in the face of extreme weather events with data from seven electric cooperatives dispersed throughout outstate Minnesota. This information is synthesized to provide considerations for resilience investment prioritization.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	86
State	Published - 2025

NLR Publication Number

NREL/TP-6A40-92973

Other Report Number

DOE/GO-102025-6644

Keywords

distribution
resilience
rural communities
tornado
windstorm

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