Energy sector In the energy sector the Commission noted that there was already a set of resilience standards covering the ability of the system to transmit and distribute energy through a mixture of legislation and regulation. [...] In addition to understanding the impact of climate extremes on the system’s ability to generate and transmit energy, investment in the transmission and distribution system must factor in changes in the climate which might affect asset lives, and therefore maintenance expenditure. [...] In 2023, 20 per cent of local authorities did not share data with the Department for Transport on the proportion of A Roads that should be considered for maintenance.32 The Department will need to increase its understanding to assess the extent of any maintenance backlog and the timeframe needed to both bridge this backlog and achieve desired levels of resilience. [...] A more complete view of asset health in the sector would support a multi-asset management period view of the investment required to maintain asset health and, consequently, service performance and reliability.36 Sewer flooding The Commission identified a gap in resilience standards for wastewater services relating to the risk of sewer flooding. [...] Vulnerability In the context of infrastructure systems, a vulnerability is a characteristic of the system or weakness in the system that has the potential to lead to partial or full failure of the system.
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