Lake Oroville’s hydropower reducing California’s carbon emissions
From historic drought to record setting rain and snow, California is now starting to see the multiple benefits of its big start to the wet season. The epic start to the wet season is delivering drought relief and big climate benefits to California. With the Hyatt Powerplant back online at Lake Oroville for the first time in 5 months, Mark Hafner with the Department of Water Resources (DWR) says there’s less need for fossil-generated electricity.