Post by Logan on Jun 27, 2016 6:08:30 GMT -6
The rains that have raked Central Texas this year have replenished reservoirs and soaked long-parched soils.
Less obviously, they’re responsible for an uptick in an old-school style of electricity.
Agencies like the Lower Colorado River Authority, working to manage teeming waterways, have released water through dams across the state, generating hydroelectricity in the process.
So far this year, LCRA has generated more hydroelectricity than it did in the previous four years combined.
Read more: www.mystatesman.com/news/news/central-texas-rains-lead-to-spike-in-hydroelectric/nrmQn/
Less obviously, they’re responsible for an uptick in an old-school style of electricity.
Agencies like the Lower Colorado River Authority, working to manage teeming waterways, have released water through dams across the state, generating hydroelectricity in the process.
So far this year, LCRA has generated more hydroelectricity than it did in the previous four years combined.
Read more: www.mystatesman.com/news/news/central-texas-rains-lead-to-spike-in-hydroelectric/nrmQn/