The severe drought in California threatens to significantly undermine the state's ability to generate hydroelectric power.
SACRAMENTO -- The severe drought in California threatens to significantly undermine the state's ability to generate hydroelectric power, raising costs for families and driving up planet-warming emissions, according to a federal government forecast. this summer than if water conditions were normal, the US Energy Information Administration said in a blog post on Wednesday.
Under the EIA's drought scenario forecast, which is part of the agency's Short Term Energy Outlook released last month, hydropower would make up just 8% of California's total power generation. That's down from 15% under normal water conditions.If the drought persists, which is expected according to NOAA's summer forecast, California will need to import more electricity from other markets and use more in-state natural gas-fired power generation, the EIA said.
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