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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
Because just under 20% of the grid is supplied by hydro and the lakes are at the lowest levels since forever meaning no spiny the hamster wheel to get power out of the other end.
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Actually 9.2% of California's power came from hydroelectric as of 2021 -- years into the drought. 2/3 of that was from in state sources. I think we'll be fine with further reductions as new generation more than offsets the potential loss.