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.