Forecast: U.S. Hydropower Generation to Decline 14% in 2021 Due to Drought

CleanTechnica
By U.S. Energy Information AdministrationSep 23, 2021, 5:56 pm218 pts
In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that electricity generation from U.S. hydropower plants will be 14% lower in 2021 than it was in 2020. Extreme and exceptional drought conditions have been affecting much of the western United States, especially California and states in the Pacific…

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