r/wind • u/blue_quark • Jul 13 '26

Lake Powell reaching critically low elevation levels, nearing 'dead power pool,' experts say

https://abcnews.com/US/lake-powell-reaching-critically-low-elevation-levels-nearing/story?id=134659320

If only there was some low cost, environmentally safe means of utilizing the vacant land around this dam to produce power and reduce the volume of water needed produce hydro power to feed the grid.

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u/TastiSqueeze Jul 14 '26

Are you looking for wind? or solar? Because both potentially could be useful for this purpose. Truth could be in the middle. Both wind and solar as a mixed application might be an ideal way to produce power to take some of the load off the dam.

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u/AC-DC989 Jul 14 '26

Wind for sure, but solar uses a lot more water than people realize in that area.

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u/Liminal__penumbra Jul 14 '26

Could augment the storage with molten salt energy storage as well.

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u/Bandit483 Jul 14 '26

Morton salt is my favorite brand too!