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| Policy DriversSenate Hears from Hydropower Tomorrow
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing on hydropower January 11th. Tune-in to see NHA's…
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BREAKING NEWS: Waterpower Receives Major Support in Senate Reconciliation Proposal
On Saturday, December 11, the waterpower industry scored a significant victory, as U.S. Senate Committee on Finance chairman Ron…
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Hydropower in West Is Critical to Grid Resilience, Reliability
A new U.S. Department of Energy report, “Hydropower’s Contributions to Grid Resilience,” finds that hydropower in the western interconnect…
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The Role of Hydropower in the Energy Transition
Sponsored Content "We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can…
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Build Back Better Legislation: Waterpower Qualifies for Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit
Bill includes tax incentives for the domestic manufacturing of “strategic clean energy components.” For hydropower, these credits will help maintain existing…
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Bill with Record-Breaking Funding for Waterpower Heads to Biden’s Desk
A bill with more than $900 million in incentives for new and existing hydropower, pumped storage, and marine energy…
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Rapid Change Expected in North American Hydro Industry
Preliminary results from the first annual “Ear to the River” survey of hydro asset owners in North America show…
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New Guidebook To Help Markets Policy Makers Understand Value of Pumped Storage
NHA's Pumped Storage Development Council recently released its third iteration of a pumped storage report outlining the technology's past…
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Speaker Spotlight: Dan Reicher, Stanford Woods Institute for Environment
NHA is pleased to announce Reicher’s participation in a Clean Currents’ special session on the “Uncommon Dialogue."
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How Hydropower Is Poised To Advance Clean Energy, Grid Resilience
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) sat down with Zolaikha Strong, VP Government Affairs at NHA, to learn more…
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Why the Future of Hydropower Should Include Ecosystem Restoration
The San José Declaration on Sustainable Hydropower, to be issued this Friday, September 24, sets the stage for expanding…
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Clean Energy, Infrastructure Legislation: Current State-of-Play
As the voice of the waterpower industry on Capitol Hill, NHA is pushing for Congressional provisions that recognize waterpower…
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Snapshot of the U.S. Hydropower and Pumped Storage Development Pipeline
As Congress debates an infrastructure bill, and the United Nation’s warns climate change is “code red” for humanity, it’s…
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Recent Federal Court Case Amplifies Challenges Faced by Operators of Multi-Purpose Projects
A federal judge in Georgia in August 2021 held that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may modify operations…
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How Does Senator Smith’s Clean Energy Standard Treat Hydropower?
In its current form, the bill embraces hydropower as an essential part of a climate solution.
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Secretary Granholm, Senator Murkowski Share Views on Waterpower at NHA Alaska Meeting
DOE Secretary Grahnolm and U.S. Senator Murkowski discussion hydropower's role in a clean energy future at NHA's 2021 AK…
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Biden’s Quest for Funding for Environmental Justice: What Could It Mean for Hydro?
Hydropower facilities with an opportunity to invest in disadvantaged communities or improve Environmental Justice issues could secure additional financing.
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Congress’s Bipartisan Effort to Invest in America’s Infrastructure: What It Means for Waterpower, Dams, and Rivers
Senate bipartisan infrastructure bill contains millions for hydropower, pumped storage and marine energy.
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New Momentum around Direct Pay Could Mean Big Things for Waterpower
Non-profit and tax-exempt community-owned electric utilities face challenges in accessing clean energy tax credits. A direct pay option being…
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Congresswoman Kuster, Senator Feinstein Offer Historic Dams Infrastructure Legislation
After closely working with the river community and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on a proposal to accelerate the rehabilitation,…
