blog post California’s Water and Energy Systems Are Inextricably Linked By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 6, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... Hydropower generation varies from 7% of California's electricity in dry years to over 20% in wet years. As climate change pushes the wet and dry ...
Fact Sheet Water and Energy in California By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 5, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... Water is also required for hydropower generation, thermoelectric power plants, and oil and gas extraction. Improving water use efficiency ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 30, 2022 ... ... on water management operations, rather than a principal management objective like water supply, hydropower, and flood control.
blog post Commentary: Newsom’s Water Strategy Needs to Go a Step Further By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount Sep 8, 2022 Aug 30, 2022 ... The current approach to environmental management below dams relies on constraining water and hydropower operations, usually by requiring dam ...
Report Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 These ecosystems provide numerous benefits, including water supply, hydropower, flood control, fisheries, recreation, and cultural and aesthetic value. They are ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 In California's variable climate, dams are essential for water supply, hydropower generation, and flood management—and their role will grow as the climate ...
blog post Commentary: Klamath Basin Dam Removal Needs a Science-driven Oversight Plan By Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 ... If all goes to plan, efforts will get underway by next year to bring down the four aging hydropower dams that divide the basin in half.
blog post Reforming Water Rights in California By Sarah Bardeen Feb 28, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 ... ... so that the rest of the water rights holders—municipal, hydropower, agriculture, etc.—can use water with increased certainty.
blog post What It Means to Store Water for the Environment By Sarah Bardeen Jul 26, 2021 Jul 26, 2021 ... Reservoirs were built for other uses, like water supply, hydropower, or flood protection. We have to think about how storing water for the ...
Fact Sheet Droughts in California By Jeffrey Mount, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan Apr 13, 2021 “Snow droughts” make it harder to manage reservoirs for water supply and hydropower generation. Droughts are a recurring feature of California's climate.