jeffw@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 5 months agoRivers are the West’s largest source of clean energy. What happens when drought strikes?grist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkRivers are the West’s largest source of clean energy. What happens when drought strikes?grist.orgjeffw@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareantlion@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoLarge hydropower is not counted as “Renewable” by California. We have renewable portfolio targets, and we import a lot of wind power from the north to meet the standards.
minus-squarepumpkinseedoil@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoYou can argue about how green it is, considering its impact on ecosystems, but how did they end at the conclusion that it’s not renewable?
Large hydropower is not counted as “Renewable” by California. We have renewable portfolio targets, and we import a lot of wind power from the north to meet the standards.
You can argue about how green it is, considering its impact on ecosystems, but how did they end at the conclusion that it’s not renewable?