Generally speaking, it's best to ensure that water and electricity stay far away from each other. Though water itself doesn't conduct electricity very well, the ions that are in play (in swimming ...

China is facing its worst heatwave and drought in over half a century, and it has hit the country's hydroelectric power. The vital Yangtze River has seen some parts dry up, impacting water supply for ...

Construction is underway on transmission lines from the Canadian province of Quebec to power millions of homes in New York and New England. Northeastern states plan to use Canadian hydroelectricity to ...

Hydropower facilities are dependent on being located near sources of water, but there’s potential for further construction both inland and in coastal waters. Hydroelectric power, or hydropower, is ...

I grew up in typically dry, inland southern California, so droughts are not entirely unexpected for me, my neighbors, or my colleagues. Since I was born in 1987, the state has endured four long ...

Falls Hotel and Spa in Ennistymon harnesses power from the nearby River Inagh The Falls Hotel and Spa in Ennistymon, Co Clare announced this week that they have become the first and only hotel in ...

Just in case you needed any more evidence that the climate crisis has gotten really bad, we’re now learning that a major source of electricity for the Western U.S. and Mexico could be seriously ...

SACRAMENTO — Engineers from across the country are showing off new hydroelectric technology in Sacramento. On the brink of blackouts this summer, California's demand for power set records, and now ...

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast from Vox Media ...

Generation of hydroelectricity the New Colgate Powerhouse in Yuba County will be interrupted four months while the Yuba Water Agency upgrades a four mile long rock tunnel and one mile long penstock ...

The annual snapshot of California’s electricity generation shows how much drought conditions can affect the state’s power mix. In-state hydroelectricity generation in 2020 dropped 44.3 percent from ...