1,228
Views
12
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Economic Impacts of Climate Change on the Canadian Great Lakes HydroElectric Power Producers: A Supply Analysis

Pages 89-110 | Published online: 23 Jan 2013
 

Abstract

Current climate change research indicates that the Great Lakes hydrological system will be affected by future climate. Changes in the lake levels and flows will, in turn, impact the ability of Great Lakes hydroelectric power producers to generate electricity. Using technical specifications of turbine capacity, turbine loading orders and climate change projections, the electricity generating capacity is estimated under several climate change scenarios. These estimations are evaluated using a selection of pricing options according to economic assumptions concerning adaptation and time frame for impacts and adaptation. This work is intended to promote interest in further studies on the economic impacts of climate change.

Les plus rcentes tudes sur les changements climatiques indiquent que le systme hydrologique des grands lacs sera affect par le climat futur. Les changements de niveau et coulements des lacs, leur tour, vont affecter la capacit des producteurs d'nergie hydrolectriques des grands lacs de produire de l'lectricit. En utilisant des caractristiques techniques de la capacit des turbines, des ordres de chargement de turbine, et des projections des changements climatiques, la capacit de production hydrolectrique est estime sous plusieurs scnarios de changements de climat. Ces estimations sont values en utilisant un menu d'options tarifaires selon des hypothses conomiques concernant la capacit d'adaptation et de cadre temporel d'excution. Ce travail a pour but de susciter de l'intrt pour d'autres tudes sur les impacts conomiques des changements climatiques.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.