California water managers shut down hydropower generation at Lake Oroville for the first time ever due to falling lake levels, a major milestone in the state's historic drought
The state's other major reservoirs are faring slightly better, with Shasta Lake at 31 percent of capacity and Trinity Lake at 40 percent.California has to lean on other power options as it suffers the impacts of climate change. While the state can import additional supply, that has become less reliable as major wildfires threaten Western transmission lines, as was the case last month in Oregon during a heat wave in California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has eased rules on fossil fuel use to allow for backup power in emergency conditions. The state is desperately trying to avoid the kind of blackouts experienced during a heat wave last summer. Newsom's administration will be under particularly close scrutiny over the next six weeks as he faces a Sept. 14 recall election. Republican replacement candidates have pointed to blackouts and unreliable power supply, along with a lack of water, as some of the reasons to remove him from office.
Assemblymember James Gallagher , a frequent Newsom critic who supports the recall and represents the city of Oroville, said in a statement that "Californians should reject the Governor’s cop outs and excuses. Draining the lake to a historic low was preventable. And the forced shutdown of Hyatt Powerplant was preventable. With proper forest management, catastrophic wildfires are preventable.
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