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 Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 Instead, reservoirs were built with one or more operational objectives—water supply, hydropower generation, and flood management—with recreation often ...
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 ...
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.
blog post California’s Snow Drought By Jeffrey Mount Nov 11, 2016 Nov 11, 2016 ... Snowpack is also the source of most of the state's hydropower generation. A small or early snowmelt can cause significant reductions in ...
Report What If California’s Drought Continues? By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle ... Aug 19, 2015 Lost hydropower production will have economic costs-on the order of $500 million in 2015-but recent increases in renewable energy sources have helped make up ...
Report Policy Priorities for Managing Drought By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle ... Mar 16, 2015 Hydropower generation, which usually provides 10-15 percent of California's electricity supply, was cut in half. Figure 2. Water Stored in Surface Reservoirs ...
blog post Drought Watch: Water for the Environment By Jeffrey Mount, Emma Freeman Jul 24, 2014 Jul 24, 2014 ... ... of the Sierra Nevada) is captured in downstream reservoirs and used again for hydropower generation, irrigation, and drinking water.