(Natural News) Two of the largest reservoirs in California have critically low water levels as the ongoing drought is expected to make the upcoming summer an even dryer one for the state. The report comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s U.S. Drought Monitor, which noted that the water levels in Shasta Lake and Lake Oroville in northern […]

(Natural News) The catastrophic drought in California has forced the state government to shut down one of its largest hydroelectric power plants. The Edward Hyatt Power Plant is California’s second-largest conventional hydroelectric power station. It is located in the Lake Oroville reservoir in Butte County, northern California. The dam is part of a sprawling system that moves water […]

(Natural News) The California Independent System Operator (ISO), which runs the state’s energy grid, has warned that it may face challenges this summer in part because droughts have reduced the capacity of the state’s hydroelectric dams. This prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ask Californians to voluntarily conserve power to avoid rotating outages. Meanwhile, the California ISO asked […]

(Natural News) The Edward Hyatt Power Plant in California is at risk of going offline for the first time due to the catastrophic drought gripping the western U.S. The power plant, which is the state’s fourth-largest hydropower producer, depends on Lake Oroville in Northern California to generate electricity. But extreme dry conditions have depleted the water in the lake […]