George Skelton: There's a bright side to the battery of California storms — more clean hydroelectric power and groundwater

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Drought-busting storms this season have given California priceless opportunities on two ecological fronts.

We're practically drowning in water already, and the heavy runoff of record Sierra snow hasn't even begun.

First, we'll have previously unimagined volumes of water to generate clean hydroelectric power. That means burning less dirty fossil fuel and less likelihood of power blackouts.