Heat Waves Across the West Risk Blackouts as Drought Reduces Hydroelectric Power

Aerial view of Hoover Dam

States across the West are at risk of electricity shortages this summer as a crippling drought reduces the amount of water available to generate hydroelectric power. Some of the region’s largest reservoirs are at historically low levels after a dry winter and spring reduced the amount of snowpack and precipitation feeding rivers and streams. The… Continue reading Heat Waves Across the West Risk Blackouts as Drought Reduces Hydroelectric Power