Hydroelectric

Pacific Gas & Electric scores $15B conditional loan to expand hydropower, battery energy storage, and transmission

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric has been offered a $15 billion low interest loan to expand hydropower, energy storage, and transmission.

OCED funds awarded to advance Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage planning

The Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project would be one of the first pumped storage hydropower facilities constructed in the U.S. in more than 30 years and the first to be built on former mine land.

New NREL framework helps hydro plant owners assess cybersecurity risks

While NREL says interconnectedness improves operational efficiency and keeps costs low, it also increases the risk of cyberattacks.

U.S. generation projected to rise 3% this year, driven by solar and natural gas

“Significant” capacity expansions are driving the increase in solar generation, EIA said, with solar accounting for 59% of U.S. generating capacity additions in the first half of 2024.

Vermont utility agrees to purchase more than 54 GWh of hydropower in Connecticut

FirstLight’s Shepaug Generating Station is Connecticut’s largest hydroelectric generation station and is also the second largest source of carbon-free electricity in the state.

Georgia Power celebrates plant workers, promotes job opportunities

The utility is celebrating Generation Appreciation Month, a time to recognize its more than 1,100 generation team members.

The US hydropower supply chain is struggling. Here’s how it might recover

A new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) paints a broad picture of the U.S.’s domestic hydropower supply chain and provides recommendations to improve manufacturing capabilities.

‘The easy jobs are for others’: Utilities discuss challenges and opportunities in hydropower

The HYDROVISION keynote roundtable highlighted issues such as aging infrastructure, supply chain pressures and finding skilled labor.

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A new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) paints a broad picture of the U.S.’s domestic hydropower supply chain and provides recommendat…

The HYDROVISION keynote roundtable highlighted issues such as aging infrastructure, supply chain pressures and finding skilled labor. …

HYDROVISION attendees visit Carter Lake, Estes Park Hydro plants

Dozens of attendees received a taste of Colorado’s hydropower scene in one of the show’s popular technical tours….

Treasury, IRS issue guidance on clean energy production credits

These new Clean Electricity credits provide incentives for the first time to any clean energy facility that achieves net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The cred…

U.S. hydropower generation expected to increase by 6% in 2024

The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects hydropower to increase in nearly every region, with notable increases in New York and the central U.S. region…

OPG to refurbish up to five Niagara Falls hydroelectric stations

OPG is partnering with GE Vernova to complete the first phase of the $1 billion refurbishment project….

Restoring the Dnipro 2 hydropower project will take years, Ukrhydroenergo said

Dnipro is one of three Ukrhydroenergo hydroelectric projects to be rehabilitated under a memorandum of understanding with the European Investment Bank….

Hydropower investment opportunities in U.S. remain untapped, per NREL report

The new report provides a comprehensive analysis of the risks and opportunities for investing in small- to medium-sized hydropower and pumped storage projects….

Four hydropower projects included in $366 million for clean energy

The selectees will undergo a negotiation process with the U.S. Department of Energy….

DOE announces largest single investment in hydropower facilities, at $71.5 million

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its largest single investment in hydropower with the selection of 46 projects to receive up to $71.5 million in in…

Congress briefed: Plan to breach Snake River dams threatens the region’s power supply

Efforts to breach the four lower Snake River dams in Washington State threaten the future of the region’s power supply, Congress briefed….

TVA awards maintenance contract to Day & Zimmermann for hydroelectric, gas, coal

The five-year contract includes scaffolding, coatings, insulation, asbestos abatement and lead abatement work. …