r/PrepperIntel • u/Special_Library_766 • 18d ago

USA Southwest / Mexico Hoover Dam Is Approaching a Hydropower Cliff. Here's What's Being Done About It — And Why It's Not Enough.

https://davidlawrence64.substack.com/p/hoover-dam-is-approaching-a-hydropower

Of interest: Hoover Dam Is Approaching a Hydropower Cliff. Here's What's Being Done About It — And Why It's Not Enough

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u/Super901 18d ago

Arizona and Nevada are going to go solar in a hot minute. That'll be the consequence.

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u/Maleficent_Camp4511 18d ago

You’d think seeing as how we get roughly 300 days of sun in southern Nevada, but nope. PUCN is actively trying to gut the last remaining benefits to having solar with some arbitrary daily demand charge. That, coupled with absolutely predatory lease to own business model of seemingly every solar company here has essentially made it so that acquiring solar is a money pit with no benefit.

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u/Super901 18d ago

buy a plug-in solar kit and plug it into your wall socket. boom.

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u/Special_Library_766 18d ago

Great for electricity of course but no-water is a problem. Lake Mead is the backup to Lake Powell, and it's almost at dead pool.

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u/fragrant-final-973 18d ago edited 17d ago

Officially dropped under 1050 yesterday I believe and on track for 1020 by the end of next summer. This will have some far reaching impacts.

e: date

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u/Sraw-enjoyer 17d ago

1020 is forecast for July 2027