California's governor has proposed legislation that could give the Department of Water Resources central procurement authority to ensure resource adequacy.

After three weeks of torrential rains from a series of atmospheric river storms, California is starting to dry out with replenished reservoirs and snowpack.

A series of storms have started to fill depleted hydroelectric reservoirs and build deep snowpack in California while also causing power outages and flooding.

Gov. Gavin Newsom was expected to sign legislation that would expedite permitting for new generation storage and possibly extend the life of aging gas plants.

The latest forecast from the state Department of Water Resources warns Californians to prepare for a third consecutive year of drought because of low snowpack.

A dry January and February are clouding the prospects for hydroelectric generation this summer following two years of severe drought in California.

FERC approved an interconnection waiver requested by CAISO for two 30-MW generating units needed for reliability.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has for the first time declared a water shortage for Lake Mead in response to a historic Colorado River Basin drought.

FERC approved the transfer of the 169-MW Klamath Hydroelectric Project’s license from PacifiCorp to a group of parties that will decommission the dams.

Local officials filed a scathing lawsuit alleging corruption at the state’s main water agency and lawmakers called for FERC to delay the Oroville Dam’s relicensing.