Hydro-energy companies say they cannot compete against cheaper solar and wind energy in the annual bidding process.

With rising global energy demand and more frequent extreme weather, the need for reliable, flexible, and clean power has never been more urgent. As wind and solar dominate global investment in ...

In late May, as the outside temperature approached 100 degrees, Arizona’s top water policy officials gathered in an air-conditioned Phoenix conference room. Their purpose that day was to decide ...

Africa’s energy sector is rapidly shifting toward solar and wind power and battery storage as governments and investors shift ...

Hydropower has long been used to stabilize the rid and store energy to compensate for the fluctuations of solar and wind power. Its use of artificial intelligence is helping cope with new demands but ...

The electricity grid in Canada’s second-sunniest province is strained — but Manitoba says solar power is not the solution ...

Pumped storage can play a major role as the country addresses its rapidly growing needs for storage capacity and carbon-free power. Pumped storage hydroelectric projects have been providing valuable ...

Because gas prices are expected to rise in coming years amid a growing shortage in Cook Inlet, the solar project is poised to ...

China is turning a high mountain site in Sichuan into something more than a hydropower plant. The Daofu pumped-storage ...

Hydropower output at Hoover Dam is down by about half since 2000. Lakes Mead and Powell are approaching critical thresholds below which hydropower generation would be severely curtailed or cease.