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Deep Dive: Climate Change and Energy Resilience
Vulnerable Groups: Health & Safety Impacts
Disrupted service threatens the safety and
well being of impacted groups:
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Low-income communities
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Children
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Racial and ethnic minorities Rural
populations
Rural populations
Healthcare workers
Multilingual populations
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Older adults
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Hospital patients
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Climate change impacts
Climate change increases the risk of power
outages.
Power outages increase incidence of carbon
monoxide poisoning and causes a spike in
emergency room visits.
DISTRIBUTED BY ENERGY ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
(REVISED DATE MARCH 201
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Economic Effects & Incurred Costs
National assessments suggest that the annual,
cumulative cost of power interruptions ranges
from $22 billion to $135 billion dollars
annually
Outages in Pennsylvania can have ripple
effects across the Northeast region
When faced with a major outage event, low-
income households struggle the most to
keep up with the initial costs associated
with outages.
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Individuals dependent on medical
equipment
Populations dependent on electric heat
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Confidential and Proprietary
TEE
1 West Penn Power
2 Citizen Electric Company
Duquesne Light Company
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Metropolitan Edison Company
6 PICO Ergy Company
Pennsylvania Power Company
PPL Electric Ulties Corporation
Pike County Light & Pense Company
10 UGE Ulities, Inc
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Wehbere Electric Company
A map showing the operating territory of Pennsylvania's eleven
Investor-Owned Utilities companies.
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