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10. Performance Metrics to Evaluate Utility Resilience Investments

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Broderick, Robert, primary, Jeffers, Robert, additional, Garcia, Brooke, additional, Kallay, Jennifer, additional, Hopkins, Asa, additional, Napoleon, Alice, additional, Havumaki, Ben, additional, Hall, Jamie, additional, Odom, Caitlin, additional, Whited, Melissa, additional, Woolf, Tim, additional, Chang, Max, additional, Kwok, Shelle, additional, and Letendre, Steve, additional

Published
2021
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14. Sandia National Laboratories COVID-19 LDRD Project Summaries.

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Treece, Amy, primary, Corbin, William, additional, Caskey, Susan A., additional, Krishnakumar, Raga, additional, Williams, Kelly Porter, additional, Branch, Darren W., additional, Harmon, Brooke Nicole, additional, Polsky, Ronen, additional, Bauer, Travis L., additional, Finley, Patrick D., additional, Jeffers, Robert Fredric, additional, Safta, Cosmin, additional, Makvandi, Monear, additional, Laird, Carl Damon, additional, Domino, Stefan P., additional, Ho, Clifford K., additional, Grillet, Anne, additional, Pacheco, Jose L, additional, Nemer, Martin, additional, Rossman, Grant Andrew, additional, Koplow, Jeffrey P., additional, Celina, Mathias C., additional, Jones, Brad Howard, additional, Burton, Patrick D, additional, Haggerty, Ryan P, additional, Jacobs-Gedrim, Robin B, additional, and Thelen, Paul Mark, additional

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2020
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27. Developing an equity-focused metric for quantifying the social burden of infrastructure disruptions.

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Clark, Susan Spierre, Peterson, Sara K.E., Shelly, Michael A., and Jeffers, Robert F.

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INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics), EXTREME weather, SOCIAL impact, CAPABILITIES approach (Social sciences), VALUE capture, PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation
Abstract

Communities in the United States are increasingly dependent upon aging infrastructure systems and challenged by more frequent and intense extreme weather events due in part to climate change. However, prioritizing resilience-related investments in these systems is hindered by the lack of performance metrics that objectively quantify the societal outcomes of infrastructure disruptions, such as power or water outages. This article outlines the process of developing an equity-focused resilience metric that captures the social consequences of infrastructure service disruptions on households. Theoretically grounded in the Capabilities Approach (CA) theory of human development, this metric focuses on estimating the burden of post-event adaptations taken by households to maintain their basic capabilities (e.g., ability to access food and water) and fulfill important household functionings (e.g., maintaining health and well-being). A travel cost method (TCM) that considers travel-related expenses, direct out-of-pocket expenses, and opportunity costs is presented as a way to measure the value of locations (e.g., grocery stores, emergency shelters, etc.) that provide services that enable households to maintain capabilities. A gravity-weighted model of accessibility is also discussed as a way to capture the value of having multiple potential service locations from which to choose and offers a way to capture important factors impacting a household's ability to access important goods and services during outages. The proposed social burden metric equation incorporates the valuation principles of the TCM into the framework of the gravity model, resulting in a novel metric with strong methodological heritage. The article concludes by discussing the types of data needed to populate the proposed metric and future applications of this work that could inform the resilient infrastructure investments and planning necessary to mitigate the social burdens of power outages on vulnerable populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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32. A Grid Modernization Approach for Community Resilience: Application to New Orleans, LA

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Jeffers, Robert Fredric, primary, Hightower, Marion Michael, additional, Brodsky, Nancy S., additional, Baca, Michael J., additional, Wachtel, Amanda, additional, Walsh, Sarah, additional, Aamir, Munaf Syed, additional, Gibson, Jessica, additional, Fogleman, William Ernest, additional, Peplinski, William John, additional, Vugrin, Eric D., additional, Ewers, Mary, additional, Pasqualini, Donatella, additional, and Ambrosiano, John, additional

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2017
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37. Integrated Human Futures Modeling in Egypt

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Passell, Howard, primary, Aamir, Munaf, additional, Bernard, Michael, additional, Beyeler, Walter, additional, Fellner, Karen, additional, Hayden, Nancy, additional, Jeffers, Robert, additional, Keller, Elizabeth, additional, Malczynski, Leonard, additional, Mitchell, Michael, additional, Silver, Emily, additional, Tidwell, Vincent, additional, Villa, Daniel, additional, Vugrin, Eric, additional, Engelke, Peter, additional, Burrow, Mat, additional, and Keith, Bruce, additional

Published
2016
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38. Size and temperature dependence of surface plasmon absorption of gold nanoparticles induced by tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II)

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Xiao-Hong Nancy Xu, Huang, Shuang, Brownlow, William, Salaita, Khalid, and Jeffers, Robert B.

Subjects
Ruthenium -- Atomic properties, Gold -- Atomic properties, Absorption -- Analysis, Plasmons (Physics) -- Atomic properties, Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
Abstract

Surface plasmon absorption (color) of Au nanoparticles highly depends on its size, shape, and surrounding surface environment, providing a great opportunity for the development of Au nanoparticles as a probe for chemical and biochemical sensing and as a building block for nano-optical devices.

Published
2004

40. Conceptual Framework for Developing Resilience Metrics for the Electricity, Oil, and Gas Sectors in the United States

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Watson, Jean-Paul, primary, Guttromson, Ross, additional, Silva-Monroy, Cesar, additional, Jeffers, Robert, additional, Jones, Katherine, additional, Ellison, James, additional, Rath, Charles, additional, Gearhart, Jared, additional, Jones, Dean, additional, Corbet, Tom, additional, Hanley, Charles, additional, and Walker, La Tonya, additional

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2014
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41. Integration of Resilience Goals into Energy Master Planning Framework for Communities.

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Jeffers, Robert, Thompson, Calum B., Wachtel, Amanda M., Srivastava, Avinash, Zhivov, Alexander M., and Daniels, Patrick W.

Subjects
*PLANNED communities, *ENERGY conservation in buildings, *ENVIRONMENTAL security, *MILITARY bases, *GREEN technology, *PRODUCTION planning
Abstract

This paper describes in detail a process for integrating resilience goals within the Energy Master Planning Process. Focusing on the district scale, methodologies are discussed to quantify the resilience benefits of energy system designs and determine trade-offs between resilience and blue-sky performance. Systems are aggregated to a mission function level with the goal of keeping critical functions online during emergency events. We outline how to down-select the top threats for the area, how to apply the corresponding threat profiles and fragility curves to the system's infrastructure elements, and how to evaluate resilience metrics using systems modeling techniques. Design options to improve the system's resilience to the selected threats are suggested by the process. All steps of the process are applied to a notional example. The paper concludes with a discussion of the capability gaps and a path forward for implementing this process for energy master planners. This paper is based on research performed under the International Energy Agency's Energy in Buildings and Communities Program Annex 73, focusing on development of guidelines and tools that support the planning of Net Zero Energy Resilient Public Communities as well as research performed under the Department of Defense Environmental Security Technology Certification Program project EW18-D1-5281, "Technologies Integration to Achieve Resilient, Low-Energy Military Installations.". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020

43. SANDIA REPORT Integrated Human Futures Modeling in Egypt

Author

Passell, Howard, Munaf Aamir, Bernard, Michael, Beyeler, Walter, Fellner, Karen, Hayden, Nancy, Jeffers, Robert, Keller, Elizabeth, Leonard, Malczynski, Michael, Mitchell, Emily, Silver, Vincent, Tidwell, Daniel, Villa, Eric, Vugrin, Peter, Engelke, Mathew, Burrows, Bruce, and Keith

Published
2016
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