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Drought hits hydro in US Pacific Northwest--helping gas.(Current)

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| March 16, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Energy Intelligence Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Nobody's talking at this stage about a repeat of the 2000-01 California energy crisis. But drought conditions in the Pacific Northwest and hefty economic growth all along the coast have electricity back in tight supply in the region. When it comes to fuels, the biggest beneficiary looks to be gas--thanks both to speed of installation and the environmental benefits of gas-turbine technology.

In the Pacific Northwest, an overwhelming 73% of firm contract supplies for 2005 assume hydro as the key source, according to Bonneville Power Administration, the federal agency that manages those hydro resources. California in 2003--the last year for which data are …

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