A new study says increased demand on the Columbia Basin power supply
could reduce hydrosystem operators’ flexibility to provide timely flows
that some say ease passage of migrating salmon and steelhead.
The study concludes the region, absent new generating capability, faces
a high risk of experiencing wintertime power shortages.
The study says there is a 24 percent probability there will be times
during the next few winters when the region’s demand for electricity will
outstrip the …
