The Governor of North Carolina is preparing for the worst, and hoping for the best. The “drought” that has Duke Power’s series of dams on the Catawba River at alarmingly low 93% of capacity is likely to end, possibly with flooding due to the dams not having enough idle capacity to store 14″ of rainfall. The dams were built for hydroelectric generation and cooling for nuclear power plants and to sell land to high end luxury waterfront developments for millionaires like Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker – not flood control.<\/p>\n
[Disclosure: I am a former employee and current stockholder]<\/p>\n
Hurricane Hugo in 1989 clobbered Charlotte, leaving behind century old trees lying in streets that took eight months to cut up and haul away. Since Charlotte is far in the interior of North Carolina, a repeat performance is unlikely. Charlotte has so many huge trees precisely because high winds are rare.<\/p>\n
Good thing I have a case of 6 year old ramen noodles standing by!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Governor of North Carolina is preparing for the worst, and hoping for the best. The “drought” that has Duke Power’s series of dams on the Catawba River at alarmingly low 93% of capacity is likely to end, possibly with … Continue reading