Introduction to Energy Infrastructure Interdependencies

The infrastructure of a local community consists of many elements, including electricity transmission lines and distribution systems, gas pipelines and storage facilities, water and sewer systems, communication lines, transportation systems, medical and emergency facilities, telephone switching stations, and cell towers.

A disruption in any one asset or system — such as the electricity delivery system — could affect the infrastructure of many other critical systems and, in turn, could disrupt numerous essential services, including those that facilitate infrastructure repair and restoration.

When developing energy assurance plans, local governments will want to identify energy interdependencies at the local, State, regional, and national levels and examine how they may affect local critical infrastructures. This publication will support those efforts.

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