And this is critical for the US electric grid.💡
In the Midwest, it’s a different story. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator has 176 hydropower plants across an area 50% larger than that of Bonneville, from northern Minnesota to Louisiana.Since its hydropower plants are more likely to experience different climates and regional effects at different times, MISO and similarly broad operators have the capability to balance out hydropower deficits in one area with generation in other areas.
Understanding these regional climate effects is increasingly essential for power supply planning and protecting grid security as balancing authorities work together to keep the lights on.whether water is allocated for electricity generation or other uses such as irrigation and drinking. Laws and water allocation also shift over time and change how water is managed through reservoirs, affecting hydroelectricity. The increase in renewable energy and the potential to use some dams and reservoirs for energy storage might also change the equation.The importance of hydropower across the U.S. power grid means most dams are likely here to stay, but climate change will change how these plants are used and managed.
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