ENERGY SURPLUS ERA ENDS FOR WEST

The era of plentiful hydroelectric power and power surpluses in the West appears to be coming to a sudden end as a combination of factors make it more difficult for the region to keep up with demands. Rivers that provide the Pacific Northwest with 90% of its power needs are experiencing historic low flows. With flows now inadequate to maintain generation, power producers have been drawing water out of storage.

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  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

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  New York, NY  United States  10036
• Publication Date: 1973-10-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Engineering News-Record
  • Volume: 191
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy resources; Railroad electrification
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Geographic Terms: Pacific Northwest; Pacific States
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050852
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 15 1974 12:00AM