Low snowpack will affect hydropower

Wholesale prices may go up, but private consumers probably won't see a rate increase

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
May 4, 2004

A paltry snowpack throughout Oregon could lead to higher wholesale power rates in the fall because hydroelectric plants will not be able to produce as much power as a result of low river levels, according to a spokesman from Bonneville Power Administration. But utility officials say private....

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