February 23, 2025

Hydropower

California Energy Commission
CAISO’s New Renewables Record Falls Hair Short of 100%
For a moment on April 30, CAISO was able to serve 99.87% of its native load with renewable energy, beating the 97.6% record set just a month earlier.
Ormat
NV Energy Issues Solicitation for New Renewables
NV Energy is seeking proposals for renewable energy projects to add to its portfolio, including solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, biomass or biogas.
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FERC Fines NY Hydro Operator $600K for Safety Violations
FERC on Thursday ordered the operator of a dam in upstate New York to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for failing to make needed repairs over six years.
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BPA Foresees No Capacity Deficits in Binding WRAP
BPA should have enough generation to avoid capacity deficits if it decides to join the “binding” phase of the Western Resource Adequacy Program.
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FERC Approves BPA’s 2022 Power and Transmission Rates
FERC approved the BPA’s proposed 2022 wholesale power and transmission rates — a formality by the commission that carries little weight under federal law.
California Department of Water Resources
California Faces Third Straight Drought Year
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.
NYSERDA
NY Stakeholders, Residents Split on HVDC Tx Projects
New Yorkers were generally in support of the entirely in-state Clean Path NY transmission project and opposed to the line to import Canadian hydropower.
Department of Water Resources
Summer Hydro Outlook Iffy in California
A dry January and February are clouding the prospects for hydroelectric generation this summer following two years of severe drought in California.
Bureau of Reclamation
Long Permitting, Drought Put US Hydropower at Risk
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agreed that the nation’s hydropower is undervalued in power markets and under-incentivized in federal policymaking.
BMW Group
Here’s the Top Decarbonization Challenge for the Northeast in 2022
With Northeast states backing out of joining TCI-P, states now have a major funding gap for their plans to clean up the transportation sector.

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