With the start of dam breaching, this week marked an end to the long controversy in removal of Fort Halifax dam

The Low Impact Hydropower Institute has certified the Oswego River Project , on the Oswego River, New York and Worumbo project on the Androscoggin River, Maine as low impact hydropower projects.

The PG&E report changes the equation regarding Canadian hydroelectric power being sold to US markets, as IPP’s (independent power producers) have long argued that the power produced from local resources would remain in BC. It also affects US Consumers in two ways: 1. in our need to be involved and educated about BC river issues, and 2. Potential future changes to California’s existing Renewable Portfolio Standard, and to new National Portfolio Standards which may be established after the upcoming election.

FERC issued a letter today certifying Rumford Falls Project in Maine for tax credit eligibility under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

City of Hastings, MN is the first applicant seeking to get an approval from the federal government to run an in-river hydrokinetic project.

On June 12, House Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing to discuss the future of hydropower.

Scientists around the world are suggesting that hydropower generation may not after all be carbon-free. Research shows that reservoirs emit greenhouse gases, albeit in different degrees. Find out what the science says and read some related articles.

Earlier today, FERC issued a 30-year license to Dominion Virginia Power for continued operation of Cushaw hydroelectric project on the James River in Virginia.

FERC has granted a 30-year license for operation of the Morgan Falls hydroelectric project located on the Chattahoochee River about 12 miles upstream of Atlanta, Georgia.