Via Circle of Blue, a look at the two-decade hydropower plunge at two large Coloardo River dams: Lakes Mead and Powell, the largest reservoirs on the Colorado River, do not just store water. Their dams, Hoover and Glen Canyon, also generate electricity. This hydropower drives irrigation pumps and fuels industries. It keeps the lights on […]
Read more »Via The Tyee, a report on how – as Dawson Creek considers transferring drinking water from the Peace River – the province of British Columbia could make energy companies fund the project: The projected cost of a $100-million water pipeline stretching more than 50 kilometres from the Peace River to drought-stressed Dawson Creek is nearly five […]
Read more »Via Circle of Blue, a report on how Lake Mead is shrinking, threatening a big drop in electricity from the Colorado River basin’s biggest dam: The long-term drying of the American Southwest poses a gathering and measurable threat to hydropower generation in the Colorado River basin. Should Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam, continue […]
Read more »Via Inside Climate News, a report on a plan by Gila River Tribes to float solar panels on a reservoir: On its surface, floating solar appears to conserve water while generating carbon-free electricity. River managers are cautious, but some say the West can’t afford to wait. About 33 miles south of Phoenix, Interstate 10 bisects […]
Read more »Via BBC, a look at how a warming world could threaten the future of hydropower: Hydroelectricity is the world’s biggest source of renewable energy, and dams have long been a popular – if controversial – way to fast-track development and boost economies. Jordan Dunbar is in Thailand, a country that has been transformed by hydropower. […]
Read more »Via Grist, a report on the weekslong disappearance of Canadian hydropower from New England’s grid exposes risks for the region On March 6, at the start of the still-simmering trade war between the U.S. and Canada, hydropower generator Hydro‑Québec quietly stopped exporting electricity to New England. At a time of year when Canadian hydropower typically supplies up […]
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