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A major study of the Connecticut River shows how its flow and ecosystem has been altered by dozens of dams.The nonprofit Nature Conservancy worked with…
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For Residents On The Connecticut River, Hydro Dams' Relicensing Is A Rare OpportunityRight now, a group of hydroelectric dams on the Connecticut River are undergoing a once-in-a-generation process – a federal relicensing. NHPR’s Annie…
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Energy developers are set to learn Thursday which of their projects will get long-term contracts to provide 1,200 megawatts of renewable energy to…
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Sam Evans-Brown, host of Outside/In, the NHPR podcast about the natural world and how we use it, discusses the podcast's latest series, Powerline. We hear…
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As Massachusetts prepares to announce where it will buy 1,200 megawatts of new renewable power, the 46 projects in the running – including many with a big…
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Northern Pass cleared another hurdle Thursday, receiving a Presidential Permit from the United States Department of Energy.This is one of the final major…
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The decision on the hydro-electric transmission project, which would bring power from Canada to New England, has been postponed yet again. We review the…
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National Grid is holding a series of ‘community meetings’ to gather input and discuss details of its proposed Granite State Power Link project, which…
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We’ll check in with where the Northern Pass project stands, and what’s next in the process. GUESTS: Marc Brown, president of New England Ratepayers…
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A Boston hydropower developer is exploring the possibility of using two dams along a western New Hampshire river to generate electricity.The Valley News…