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

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.

In a comment filed yesterday, HRC requested MMS to describe the procedures, standards and requirements that would be applied for decisions on hydrokinetic projects.

Under a deal signed between Minnesota Power and Manitoba Power, Minnesota will buy any surplus electricity starting from this year and 250 MW over 15 years from 2020 onwards.

The Science Guide entitled Scientific Approaches for Evaluating Hydroelectric Project Effects published by HRC is now available online.

Hydrokinetic technologies i.e. electricity generation from current, wave and tidal energy, are being increasingly talked about. Although the prospect may be huge, we do not know the potential impacts such project can have on the river ecosystem. Read the full article by Rich Bowers, the HRC NW coordinator on where this technology is going and how the government is dealing with it.

On December 17th, FERC issued its first license for a project using the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP), Mystic Lake on West Rose Bud Creek in Montana. FERC # P-2301.