Or, if water releases were required for
drought alleviation needs even if the power weren't needed in China, the electricity produced by the release could be used by neighboring countries or «stored» in the «interconnected» network, creating a «zero sum» in terms of energy production.
Partial and potentially substantial
alleviation of
drought severity in California is likely, though even the wettest winter on record would be insufficient to erase California's multi-year water deficits.