Isolating the effects of climate-mediated changes in temperature and water availability on the capacity expansion and operations of the U.S. power sector

Jordan Macknick1, Kristen Averyt2, Ben Livneh3, Andrew Badger4, Daniel C Steinberg5, Kelly Eurek5 and Robin L Newmark6, (1)National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, United States, (2)CIRES, Boulder, United States, (3)University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Boulder, United States, (4)George Mason University Fairfax, Fairfax, VA, United States, (5)National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Golden, CO, United States, (6)NREL, Golden, CO, United States