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rho138
But muh capitalism and growing crop grass in the fucking desert!
stvltvs
Over half of Colorado River water goes to agriculture, about half of that irrigates alfalfa for animal feed. It's not clear if that's what you meant by capitalism, but lawns are a very small portion of what the water is used for.

https://watereducationcolorado.org/fresh-water-news/most-com...

rho138
Lived on the front range for a decade, the alfalfa is obvi the problem. Capitalism drives the need for alfalfa.
k12sosse
Don't worry we can nuke Ottawa and take what's rightfully ours. - America
jmclnx
But keep building those data centers in the southwest /s
mikhailfranco
Lake Mead (1,040ft) is 5ft above 70% power impairment (1,035ft).

But if you look at the last 2 years, this date is typically the minimum for the year. So it seems unlikely to hit zombie power pool this year.

https://mead.uslakes.info/Level/

Now we have a Super El Nino starting, which should bring higher than usual rainfall to the Colorado Basin in the fall and winter. So, in principle, next year might not be as bad as this year, and power pool limits are postponed for 2 or more years out.