(OMAHA WORLD HERALD) The Omaha World Herald reports, "The Army Corps of Engineers says hydropower generation by Missouri River dams is edging closer to normal. Years of drought led to less power being produced by the six dams in Nebraska, the Dakotas and Montana. The system began rebounding last year after a winter of heavy snowfall throughout the Missouri and Yellowstone River basins. The six Missouri River plants generated 9 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in 2009, close to the long-term average of 9.4 billion kilowatt hours, said Mike Swenson, the corps' power production team leader in Omaha. 'Power production is not quite back to average or normal, but it is getting close,' he said."
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