It's small, nothing as impressive as what you have going. Long term goals, lol, to survive what's coming. You are more than welcome to visit . I'll drop my number in a pm.
Here’s some interesting info on the flash drought.
https://www.okshooters.com/threads/flash-drought-grand-solar-minimum.336572/
https://www.okshooters.com/threads/flash-drought-grand-solar-minimum.336572/
Youre not wrong, I severely lack the knowledge.
I put 70 miles 5 days a week on I 40, I'd guesstimate 6-7 of 10 trucks are sportin Cali plates , the better part of them are sporting reffers.
Mead and Powell have been dropping for years, its not like one could not look ahead and think, hey we might need to start looking at other sources for power and water.
The Hoover damn has not run all its generators in years anyway they normally run 4 at a time. Now when they are no longer able to take in water and there is no cavitation, then you are going to have issues.
By Treaty with Mexico there has to be X amount of water released for downstream flow as well.
Also stop building homes and cities in the desert, and if you do not stop, then stop with the fountains, green grass lawns and trees that are not native to the desert.
The Hoover damn has not run all its generators in years anyway they normally run 4 at a time. Now when they are no longer able to take in water and there is no cavitation, then you are going to have issues.
By Treaty with Mexico there has to be X amount of water released for downstream flow as well.
Also stop building homes and cities in the desert, and if you do not stop, then stop with the fountains, green grass lawns and trees that are not native to the desert.
There should be a simple table of power being generated year to year but it’s not on the web or burried IMO. Looks like it’s down 33%.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hoover-dam-power-production-down-33-official-says/ar-AAXLLD6
There are 17 turbines — nine fed by the two towers on the Arizona side and eight fed by the Nevada towers. The technology and the design of the turbines has improved over the years. All the original turbines were replaced between 1986 and 1993.
And recent design improvements have been put in place as five turbines were rebuilt over the past decade, Hendrix said. The rebuilt “wide-head” turbines operate more efficiently and have a higher tolerance as hydraulic force drops.
Hendrix said the dam can continue normal power production until Lake Mead drops to 950 feet — about 100 feet lower that its current level. And even then, the dam can still generate power, but the turbines that have not been upgraded will be operating in the “rough” zone.
Power production and water supply are two different ballgames. While Las Vegas residents have watched nervously as Lake Mead’s level has dropped, the effect on power production has been invisible to some degree.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hoover-dam-power-production-down-33-official-says/ar-AAXLLD6
There are 17 turbines — nine fed by the two towers on the Arizona side and eight fed by the Nevada towers. The technology and the design of the turbines has improved over the years. All the original turbines were replaced between 1986 and 1993.
And recent design improvements have been put in place as five turbines were rebuilt over the past decade, Hendrix said. The rebuilt “wide-head” turbines operate more efficiently and have a higher tolerance as hydraulic force drops.
Hendrix said the dam can continue normal power production until Lake Mead drops to 950 feet — about 100 feet lower that its current level. And even then, the dam can still generate power, but the turbines that have not been upgraded will be operating in the “rough” zone.
Power production and water supply are two different ballgames. While Las Vegas residents have watched nervously as Lake Mead’s level has dropped, the effect on power production has been invisible to some degree.
They just found out that Lake Mead and Lake Powell's water levels are dropping? Isn't that the normal way the government works and then they cry conserve, conserve and put limitations on everyone. If a potential problem starts, take action then and don't wait until the 11th hour. I have relatives that do that and it is extremely frustrating. They don't buy for tomorrow, only today. Feeling dizzy, lightheaded, chest pain? They wait until they pass out and then maybe-maybe they'll go see a Doctor if they feel like going.
Remember when the US GOV wanted to get rid of a certain people so they massacred a bunch of Buffalo almost to extinction.
Control the food and you control the population.
