| Issue |
J. Space Weather Space Clim.
Volume 3, 2013
Space Weather and Challenges for Modern Society
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | A19 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2013041 | |
| Published online | 07 May 2013 | |
Research Article
Disturbances in the US electric grid associated with geomagnetic activity
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA
* Corresponding author: e-mail: schrijver@lmsal.com
Received:
8
November
2012
Accepted:
19
April
2013
Large solar explosions are responsible for space weather that can impact technological infrastructure on and around Earth. Here, we apply a retrospective cohort exposure analysis to quantify the impacts of geomagnetic activity on the US electric power grid for the period from 1992 through 2010. We find, with more than 3σ significance, that approximately 4% of the disturbances in the US power grid reported to the US Department of Energy are attributable to strong geomagnetic activity and its associated geomagnetically induced currents.
Key words: solar magnetic activity / geomagnetic disturbances / US electric power grid / geomagnetically induced currents
© C.J. Schrijver and S.D. Mitchell, Published by EDP Sciences 2013
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