California emissions risk rising as lower hydro generation estimated in 2018

Published 22:55 on May 9, 2018  /  Last updated at 22:59 on May 9, 2018  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, US

A dry winter is expected to hamper low-carbon hydroelectric power generation in California this summer, according the state’s independent system operator, pointing to a potential tightening of the state’s cap-and-trade market.
A dry winter is expected to hamper low-carbon hydroelectric power generation in California this summer, according the state’s independent system operator, pointing to a potential tightening of the state’s cap-and-trade market.


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