Hydropower worries grow as Colorado River reservoirs keep dropping
The water levels behind the Colorado River’s biggest dams are fast-approaching or already at record lows. The historic 21-year megadrought that is squeezing some Western states’ water supplies will also likely start showing up in energy bills, because those dams can’t produce as much electricity. The problem is most acute at the Upper Colorado River basin’s largest reservoir: Lake Powell.
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