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by brooklyndavs 3702 days ago
A bit off topic....

Currently Hydro power makes up a small (6%) but significant portion of the energy mix in the US.

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3

When you look at just the clean energy sources in the US this percentage is greater obviously. Also, other countries rely more on Hydro than the US (Canada and China come to mind).

Has there been modeling done on what global warming will do to those Hydro power sources? For example, I can imagine drought is not good for reliable Hydro power. Has declining Hydro power been accounted for in possible future clean energy mixes?