California Drought Could Severely Limit Hydropower This Summer

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:09:07 +0000

Drought in California could nearly halve the state’s hydroelectric generation this summer, pushing up wholesale power prices in the West, and forcing the state to rely on natural gas generation and out-of-state imports, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects in a new analysis. The EIA suggests in a supplement to its May 2022–released Short-Term Energy Outlook […]

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Fierce winter storm that hit West reaches California

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:20:00 +0000

Fierce winter storm that hit West reaches California

SAN FRANCISCO  – A winter storm driven that slammed the western U.S. was barreling through California on Tuesday, bringing threats of flooding, avalanches and blinding, blowing snow on roads in the Sierra Nevada.

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Powerful storm dumps more rain and snow across the West

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:33:25 +0000

LOS ANGELES  — Heavy rain again raised the risk of mudslides in Southern California burn areas where evacuations were ordered during a powerful storm that flooded roads, toppled trees and cut power further north.

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