Hydropower generation down in California during first four months of 2021
7/20/2021 5:36:33 PM
CATEGORIES:
Energy
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
California
Start Date: 1/1/2021
- End Date: 4/30/2021
During the first four months of 2021, hydroelectric generation in California was 37% less than in the same four months in 2020 and 71% less than during those months in 2019.
Hydroelectric generation in California in 2021 is expected to be 19% less than in2020, decreasing from 16.8 million megawatt hours (MWh) in 2020 to 13.6 million MWh in 2021, according to the Short-Term Energy Outlook.
U.S. Energy Information Administration (Washington, D.C.), July 7, 2021
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