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

Washington utilities Avista and Tacoma Power will not delay their entry into the Western EIM, despite BPA’s decision to postpone joining by two months.

The West's reliance on imports could prove problematic during summer heat waves or when hydroelectric generation dries up because of drought, WECC said.

FERC approved a rule to improve hydro dam safety by instituting a program of two-tier inspections performed by teams with site-specific expertise.

A California Energy Commission workshop examined the potential for cloud seeding to increase precipitation and hydropower in the drought-stricken state.

A university researcher says an RTO Insider article ignored research showing Canadian hydropower is one of the lowest-emission energy sources available.

FERC threatened to fine the former operator of a New York hydro project for failing to complete safety repairs before losing its rights to the dam.

First Nation members held a webinar to explain their opposition to a new transmission line to bring Hydro-Québec’s electricity to New England.

The Western Energy Imbalance Market is poised to make its largest expansion ever next spring with the inclusion of the Bonneville Power Administration.

A critic of hydropower says politicians often make “vacuous statements about a particular energy source being clean, but that is not the case.”