The Pacific Northwest could see a slight increase in hydropower generation within the next 15 years, but climate change could affect how and when that energy could be used, a new study suggests.

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Both Oregon and Washington generated 20% less hydropower in 2023 than they did in 2021, and hydropower generation in the Northwest dropped to a historic 22-year low between Oct. 2022 and Sept. 2023.

Recent droughts and floods underscore hydropower’s vulnerability to a key feature of climate change: shifting hydrological patterns and more extreme flow levels, both high and low.

Hydropower, the largest source of clean energy, is facing an existential threat due to climate change-induced droughts. Droughts in China, Brazil, the US, and Europe have significantly reduced ...