Drought Costs U.S. Hydropower Billions While Increasing Emissions, Study Finds
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Low water levels in the United States caused significant economic losses for hydropower and increased emissions as natural gas plants fired up to fill the power supply gap, concludes a new study highlighting hydropower’s vulnerability to drought.
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Original Title: Drought Costs U.S. Hydropower Billions While Increasing Emissions. The U.S. potentially incurred a loss of approximately US$28 billion in the hydroelectricity sector due to drought between 2003 and 2020, 50% of which has incurred in the Western U.S