So, spilling the water isn’t an option, at least not in May. The only option is to let the dams operate at close to maximum capacity. And if the dams are going to make all the power they can, they are going to need all available transmission lines to move that power out of Oregon to anyone and everyone who looks like a market. It can’t be stored, it must be transported and used immediately, or the land will flood, or the grid will crash. This is every day in May. There is water, there are fish, there are laws, there are power lines with a finite capacity to transport electricity, and there is
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