Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change.

In 2009, hydroelectricity made up 80% of the electricity generated in Idaho. Last year, that number was 49%, according to reports from the Idaho Office for Energy and Mineral Resources. Drought is one ...

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 ...

Alcona Hydro is a Consumers Energy hydro energy plant in Alcona County. It has a capacity of 8,000 kilowatts. It began commercial operation in 1924. Consumers Energy is considering selling the 13 ...

SALEM, S.C. — The biggest battery in Duke Energy’s fleet can now store and produce even more energy. After five years and a $209 million investment, the Bad Creek Pumped Hydro facility finished a ...

SAO PAULO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian power company Eletrobras intends to use its portfolio of hydroelectric power plants to provide large customers with a stable renewable energy source to allow ...

Turning on the lights all across Utah — in Bountiful, Logan, Hurricane, Murray, St. George or Blanding — happens instantaneously. But all of those cities receive some electrical power from hundreds of ...

The Taylor Wind clean energy project, a collaborative venture between Saulteau First Nations and EDF Renewables, has secured an electricity-purchase agreement with Canadian energy supplier BC Hydro.

TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Hydropower-rich Tajikistan plans to produce 1 million metric tons of green hydrogen by 2040 for usage at home and exports to neighbouring central Asian countries, its ...