Identification of weather patterns and transitions likely to cause power outages in the United Kingdom

Abstract Lightning strikes, snow, and wind are common causes of power system failures. Their frequency of occurrence varies depending on weather patterns and seasons. Here, we analyse the occurrence of thirty pre-defined daily weather patterns along with nearly 70,000 power system failures in the Un...

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Main Authors: Laiz Souto, Robert Neal, James O. Pope, Paula L. M. Gonzalez, Jonathan Wilkinson, Philip C. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01217-w