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<br />The reduced water supplies have created the prospect of <br />,')e <br />,1'\ _~\, r\l, -l, , U <br /> <br />15'" ,; ",' inadequate hydroelectric supplies and the need for other <br /> <br />'~"'!i;""(f <br /> <br />conditions have been reviewed and the results are summarized <br /> <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />measures to ,respond to regional electricity demands. These <br /> <br />below, primarily for the period of June through September <br />1977. Continuous monitoring of the regional electricity <br />conditions for the winter of 1977-78 is planned. <br /> <br />CONCLUSIONS <br /> <br />1. Barring unusual circumstances, such as large <br /> <br />scale forced outages of electrical facilities, extremely <br /> <br /> <br />hot weather, or natural disasters, electricity supply will <br /> <br />probably be sufficient, but special attention must be <br /> <br />directed to northern California, Washington, Oregon and <br /> <br />Idaho. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Drought conditions have reduced the ability of <br />hydroelectric generating facilities to supply energy to <br />the extent that the hydro deficiency for summer 1977 <br />(June through September), based on the 1976 projections <br />11 <br />for the region,- could range as high as 19,000 gigawatthours <br />(GWh), depending upon spring precipitation, for the total <br /> <br />11 The April 1, 1976 projections in the WSCC report under <br />FPC Order 383-3 are the most recent consistent, integrated <br />region-wide 'set of data available. Should the April 1, 1977 <br />data differ 'substantially this report will be up-dated <br />accordingly. <br /> <br />2 <br />