Energy Seminar – HT25 Week 5: Hotter Days Ahead: Why We Must Prepare Victoria’s Electricity System for Climate Change
Eleanor McIndoe, Analyst, Low Carbon Contracts Company
- Start  Tuesday 18 Feb 2025 4:30pm
- Finish Tuesday 18 Feb 2025 5:45pm
- Venue School of Geography & the Environment
- Postcode OX1 3AN
- Register for event

THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT – PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE AND ROOM CHANGE – CITY ROOM, SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY
Summary: Victoria, Australia has experienced multiple large-scale power outages due to heatwaves, which are expected to intensify with future climate change, posing a risk to the security of the state’s electricity system. This talk will examine the impacts of extreme temperatures on transmission, distribution, generation and whole-system dynamics. It will present findings from a probabilistic assessment of system and component-level risks under current climate conditions compared with a projected 2°C future scenario. The talk will also discuss the limitations of current policies and how incorporating climate-informed planning can help address the energy trilemma – ensuring net-zero investment is cost-efficient and future-proof.
Bio: Eleanor is an Analyst at the Low Carbon Contracts Company, which manages the UK government’s Contracts for Difference renewables scheme and other low-carbon programmes. Her work covers UK Capacity Market operations, energy policy and the implementation of new carbon capture schemes. Eleanor achieved a distinction in the MSc in Energy Systems at the University of Oxford and first class honours in a BSc in Physics and Chemistry from University College London.
Prior to Oxford, Eleanor worked for the London-based think tank, Autonomy Institute, where she published research on the future social and economic effects of climate change in the UK.