Data accompanying 'Cascading failures and system splits in decarbonized European power systems'

This dataset was created using the referenced code at 10.5281/zenodo.24158671. For more information on how this dataset can be generated, consult the README.md that is found there. The results are presented in 'Titz et al., Cascading failures and system splits in decarbonized European power systems, Joule (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2026.102742'.

In this work, we assess the risk of cascading failures and system splits in the European power grid for different carbon reduction scenarios. We analyze the most likely and most dangerous splits, identify critical transmission infrastructures and characteristic split patterns, and we discuss potential countermeasures that can address the problem of cascades. Our results show that while the risk of splits causing power failures rises with decarbonization, it can be mitigated cost-efficiently.