Shiftable Load Investigations on Enhancing Grid Resilience Under Extreme Weather Events

High-impact, low-probability weather events have become more prevalent in recent decades due to anthropogenic climate change. As a result, power system resilience has become a vital concept to understand with regards to not only customer satisfaction, but also supplying and upholding critical loads throughout electrical networks. Considering a previous resilience assessment of the IEEE 30-bus test system using a Monte Carlo simulation, the effect of shiftable loads on various resilience metrics was investigated. Through modeling a test system with shiftable load capability, data was gathered and analyzed on the effect load shifting might have on power system resilience during extreme weather events. Conclusions drawn from this data, as well as future directions for research were also discussed (these suggestions include research into the impact of a load shifting methodology on the design and implementation of micro grids).