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| Policy DriversHydropower Policy Momentum Builds as Congress Advances Key Licensing and Permitting Reforms
Congress is advancing multiple bipartisan bills to address mandatory conditioning, Section 408 reviews, and licensing costs; industry engagement over…
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How a Newly Introduced Bill Could Restore Predictability to Hydro Licensing
A House bill introduced last week would require federal agencies to limit mandatory hydropower license conditions to a project's…
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Projects Protected, Power Preserved: Hydro Bill Signed Into Law
In April, Congress passed the Build More Hydro bill (S. 1020), securing a major win for the hydropower industry…
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$53 Million on the Move; DOE Releases First Tranche of Section 247 Grants
Following confirmation from James Danly, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, DOE has begun releasing long-awaited Section…
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How Pumped Storage and Long-Duration Storage are Meeting the Data Center Moment
Surging demand from data centers and AI is rapidly straining grid reliability and transmission capacity, exposing gaps as traditional…
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The Top Takeaways from Water Power Week 2026
Water Power Week 2026 highlighted how sustained advocacy is driving policy momentum, regulatory improvements, and stronger federal-industry collaboration for…
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Seven Reasons Your Voice Belongs on Capitol Hill
NHA's Advocacy Day, which takes place on March 11, 2026, in Washington D.C., is your chance to cut through…
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Historic Funding Puts Water Power Front and Center
The FY2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill includes a record $79 million for hydropower and pumped storage and…
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How House-Passed Permitting Reforms Support Hydropower
Last month, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan PERMIT and SPEED Acts, signaling growing momentum to modernize federal…
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Why Electricity Affordability Is a Defining Opportunity for Hydro
Voters across multiple states made energy affordability the dominant issue of the 2025 election cycle, rewarding candidates who pledged…
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Hydropower’s Moment: Making a Reliable Resource Impossible to Ignore
Hydropower remains a proven, reliable resource that has powered communities for more than a century; yet, a recent article…
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The Top Takeaways from Clean Currents 2025
NHA's Clean Currents 2025 brought together more than 1,800 participants from over 25 countries to Pittsburgh, where water power's…
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Relicensing Challenges: Could Opt-In Fees Help Hydro’s Future?
Hundreds of U.S. hydropower facilities are approaching license expirations, straining an already resource-limited Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and rais…
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From Wildfire Prevention to Cybersecurity: How AI Is Transforming Water Power Operations
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the U.S. water power sector by enhancing wildfire prevention, strengthening cybersecurity, and improving infrastru…
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Hydro Fares Well in ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’
After months of intense advocacy, hydro fares well in the signed-into-law One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Tax credits (and…
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How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Fails to Meet Trump’s Vision for Hydro and Energy Dominance
Despite President Trump's support for hydropower, the House-passed budget bill includes provisions that would severely hinder hydro development through…
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Why Congress Must Act Now to Preserve U.S. Hydropower
The U.S. hydropower fleet provides 102 GW of reliable, domestic baseload power, yet it is at risk without targeted…
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The Top Takeaways from Water Power Week 2025
Water Power Week 2025 made it clear that two themes are front and center for the industry: the importance…
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What’s Happening at Water Power Week?
Water Power Week in Washington D.C., is next month! Join NHA from March 31 - April 2, 2025, for…
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How Trump’s Federal Leader Nominees Could Impact Water Power
Under President Donald Trump’s second administration, U.S. energy policy is expected to shift significantly. As nominees for federal agencies…
