Californians facing spike in utility prices for power and water
Californians already paying some of the nation’s highest utility bills could soon get slammed with a costly double whammy: paying more for both power and water.
As Pacific Gas & Electric customers brace for potential rate hikes of hundreds of dollars a year, a deepening crisis on the Colorado River is threatening the water lifeline millions of Southern Californians depend on.
The warning comes as Lake Powell, the massive Colorado River reservoir on the Utah-Arizona border, enters summer at its lowest level on record for this time of year after a historically dry winter failed to replenish the lake.
Federal projections show the reservoir could fall to the “minimum power pool” as soon as next year — the point where Glen Canyon Dam can no longer generate hydroelectric power.
It’s more than an energy problem.
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