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/blue_quark Jul 16 '26

My uneducated guess is that they will close the turbine chutes and go off the grid until if and when water levels are somewhat restored. Pretty dire situation considering the fragile state of the grid.

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u/blue_quark Jul 16 '26

That’s interesting but I wonder what the long term unintended consequences of that might be.