Xcel Energy is celebrating a record-setting year when it comes to a renewable energy source. The company generated nearly 1.2 million megawatt-hours of electicity with its hydro plants across ...

Hydropower production in the western United States increased 13% in 2022, bouncing back after falling to a 20-year low the year before. A long-lasting drought has been reducing the flow of water over ...

As the cold tests the resilience of hydropower infrastructure, operators are refining ways to monitor and ...

The Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River east of Portland. Washington and Oregon produce more than one-third of the nation’s hydropower. Amelia Templeton / OPB Hydropower generated for electricity ...

Utilities and states are preparing for a world with less water availability and turning more to wind and solar, energy storage and other options. The relentless Western drought that is threatening ...

Hydropower generation in the U.S. West plunged to a 22-year low last year — dropping 11 percent from the year before, according to a new federal data analysis. The total amount produced in the region ...

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, ...

On Brazil’s third-largest river basin, deep in the Amazon, a massive hydroelectric power plant stands as a monument to the world’s oldest source of clean energy – and the big challenges it faces.

Torrential rain across California in recent weeks has caused plenty of misery, but it could also generate some good news on the energy front: If rain and snow totals hold up, all the precipitation ...

Energy is vital to humanity, historically harnessed from fossil fuels like coal, natural gas, and oil, with limited use of renewable sources. Transitioning to renewables is imperative due to their ...

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 ...