Hydropower

The dams in Walpole, Lebanon and Hinsdale were last licensed in 1979.

Seventeen hydro facilities in the state will get money for projects like replacing parts and building ladders for fish to bypass dams.

Some New England lawmakers are questioning the wisdom of plans to construct new transmission lines across their states, despite Canadian energy giant Hydro-Québec's insistence it can still meet its energy obligations.

The proposal comes after yearslong efforts to bring Canadian hydropower into New England, including the failed Northern Pass project.

Great River Hydro has eight facilities on the Connecticut River between New Hampshire and Vermont.

Central Maine Power's parent company and Hydro Quebec teamed up on the project that would supply up to 1,200 megawatts of Canadian hydropower. That's enough electricity for 1 million homes.

More than two dozen communities are taking advantage of a higher net metering cap, according to the Department of Energy.

A new bill from New Hampshire Congresswoman Annie Kuster would invest billions of dollars in the U.S.’s aging hydropower dam system. The bipartisan plan…

A final plan is out to relicense three major hydropower dams on the Connecticut River between New Hampshire and Vermont – a big milestone in a years-long…

The recent defeat of Northern Pass was a major setback for the import of large-scale hydropower into the region. Meanwhile, efforts to build more solar…