LANSING, MI — Michigan’s top natural resources official warned that the proposed sale of Consumers Energy hydroelectric dams ...

Hydropower was long the country’s leading source of renewable energy, but it was passed in 2019 by wind and in 2025 by utility-scale solar. It’s still significant, though, with 5.6 percent of U.S.

Arizona is becoming EV country. With nearly 90,000 electric vehicles registered there, it’s among the top 10 states for EV ownership in the nation per capita, according to the U.S. Department of ...

Rye Development proposed the current incarnation of the $2 billion to $3 billion facility in 2017. At the time, Klickitat County had already been planning for years to develop pumped hydro storage at ...

Consumers Energy announced they are looking to sell their dams to Confluence Hydro. The utility said the sale to Confluence Hydro would ensure the dams will continue to operate safely. They expect the ...

Hydropower, the leading source of renewable energy, is facing significant challenges due to climate change-induced droughts and environmental concerns. Droughts have decreased hydropower production in ...

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. The light-colored bathtub ring around Lake Mead shows how much water level has dropped because of drought. (Photo by: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

VALLECITO – A hydroelectric plant below Vallecito Dam has served as a modest but steady source of renewable energy since the late 1980s. Now, 40 years since its inception, it has come under local ...

Droughts linked to climate change are reducing water flow in rivers and reservoirs, causing significant drops in hydropower production worldwide. Countries heavily reliant on hydropower, like China, ...

In September, Consumers Energy reached an agreement to sell 13 dams to Confluence Hydro, an affiliate of Hull Street Energy, LLC. The approval request, sent to the Michigan Public Service Commission ...

First Gen Corp. has reduced its planned equity stake in Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc.’s 2,000-megawatt pumped storage hydroelectric power assets to 33 ...

The Northwest Hydroelectric Association presents the Pamela E. Klatt Award to individuals who exemplify the values of collaboration, integrity, and long-term commitment to hydropower in the Pacific ...