WASHINGTON (AP) — In southwestern Pennsylvania, eight locks and dams that for decades helped barges move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers will in a few years also generate enough ...

Hydroelectricity makes up about a third of renewable energy in the U.S. Plant operators say they have far more federal hurdles to overcome than wind or solar energy companies. Water is one of the ...

Low water levels at the Lake Oroville reservoir in May, 2021 due to California's drought. A few months later the hydropower plant shut down for the first time since the dam was completed in 1967. Even ...

As Congress turns its attention to a budget reconciliation bill that could shape the nation’s energy future, it is essential not to overlook one of our most reliable and time-tested sources of ...

Hydropower remains the Pacific Northwest’s largest source of affordable, reliable, clean electricity. As extreme weather events impact our region more often, hydropower and cutting-edge technologies ...

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Author Timothy J. Killeen is an ...

As the gates leading from Sam Rayburn Lake open, the water rushes towards the Kaplan turbines some 100’ below. The river begins to rise and swell below the dam as the ground below your feet vibrates ...

Aspen’s steep valleys and flowing creeks hold high potential for energy production, giving the city a long history with hydropower. From a mining town to a ski town, the city has almost always relied ...

The hydropower sector retained access to federal tax credits in the GOP tax bill passed this summer. But the industry is confronting a once-in-a-generation problem too. For most forms of renewable ...

Early this century, the Vernon Station hydropower dam on the Connecticut River generated an average of 135,000 megawatt hours (MWh) per year. In 2008, nearly a century after the Vermont dam was first ...