Oahe Dam releases raised to help meet increased power demand in the region
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Feb 17, 2021 8:45 AM The Oahe Dam power plant north of Pierre and Fort Pierre is doing its part to supply electricity to the region during the current cold snap. US Army Corps of Engineers Chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division John Remus says this week, his staff and the Omaha District field personnel, worked with the Western Area Power Administration to increase generation from the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system, including Oahe. He says this helped reduce the impacts of rolling blackouts to customers throughout the entire Southwest Po...
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