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2026 Annual Survey:
Weather Volatility & Utility Operations
Research Objective: Understand how weather changes utility operations.
Estimated Completion Time: 5-7 minutes
1. Which type of utility or organization do you represent?
*
A
Investor-owned electric utility
B
Municipal or public power utility
C
Electric cooperative
D
Independent system operator or regional transmission organization
E
Transmission operator
F
Generation company
G
Other energy or utility organization
H
Prefer not to say
2. What is your primary area of responsibility?
*
A
Grid operations or control room
B
Transmission and distribution operations
C
Reliability
D
System planning
E
Outage management
F
Vegetation management
G
Field operations
H
Asset management
I
Emergency management
J
Meteorology or weather services
K
Executive leadership
L
Other (please specify)
3. What is the approximate size of your organization?
*
A
Less than 100,000 customers (or <1 GW capacity)
B
100,000 to 500,000 customers (or 1–5 GW capacity)
C
500,001 to 1,000,000 customers (or 5–10 GW capacity)
D
More than 1,000,000 customers (or >10 GW capacity)
E
Not applicable / Unsure
4. Which weather hazards materially affect your operations? Select all that apply.
*
Extreme heat
Extreme cold
Winter storms, snow or ice
Severe thunderstorms
High winds
Tornadoes
Tropical storms or hurricanes
Coastal flooding or storm surge
Flooding
Wildfire or fire weather
Drought
Other (please specify)
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