The concept of building your own hydroelectric generator seems simple at face value: use gravity to impart as much force as ...

Local stakeholders say the project simply requires too many unacceptable impacts for the unique, and lucrative, outdoor ...

With the development of renewable energy technologies, the recovery and utilization of low-grade energy based on ...

To the editor: Though there are some ecological downsides to hydroelectric power, there are two big upsides. (“Is hydropower good or bad for the environment? We went to Idaho to find out,” Sept. 28, ...

Growing water demand and reduced runoff due to drought has depleted waters feeding many hydroelectric power plants around the world—sometimes causing severe power shortages, such as in Brazil and New ...

Consumers Energy is getting out of the hydroelectric business and will sell all of its dams in Michigan the utility company announced on Tuesday. The decision came after years of deliberating, ...

For years, Native American tribes and government agencies have been at odds when it comes to the construction of hydroelectric dams. But with the threat of climate change looming and creating a ...

Learn how to build a quick and easy hydroelectric system for a wooden cabin in the forest! Perfect for off-grid living, this ...

NEWS 8 BARBARA BARR TALKED WITH BOTH SIDES. LAWMAKER ARE JOINING ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND RESIDENTS OF YORK COUNTY. THEY’RE SENDING A LETTER TO FERC TO URGE THE COMMISSION TO DENY AN APPLICATION ...

The Cloverland Electric Cooperative Plant sits parallel to the St. Marys River in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Built at the turn of the last century, the plant receives water from a canal that was cut ...

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