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Extreme Weather and Climate Vulnerabilities of the Electric Grid: A Summary of Environmental Sensitivity Quantification Methods

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Technical report detailing the vulnerabilities of the U.S. electric grid to weather-related failures.

Dealing with and preventing ice dams

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Webpage explaining what causes the formation of ice dams on roofs and steps to take to prevent them.

ASCE Ground Snow Loads

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Webpage providing mapping tool for obtaining ground snow load, based on ASCE 7-10, for any location in the contiguous United States, with the exception of locations requiring a case study due to extreme local variations in ground snow loads. Fee required for some data.

Extreme weather, such as wind, fire, flood, or extreme heat (included in the Severe Weather category above) causes most large electric disturbance events in the U.S (defined as affecting at least 50,000 customers) (data from 2000-2016)

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Attic Eave Minimum Insulation

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Guide providing guidance on insulating attic eaves in new and existing single-family homes and multifamily buildings.

The national risk of winter weather in the United States as of 2023.

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Construct Roofs and Attics for Ice Dam Prevention

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Guide describing how ice dams form and how roofs can be constructed to prevent them.