FERC finalized a streamlined licensing process for hydropower projects at non-powered dams and closed-loop pumped storage projects.

CAISO’s Board unanimously approved a proposal to address concerns that the ISO’s market power mitigation rules disincentivize participation in the EIM.

The Hoopa Valley Tribe scored a victory after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled FERC must act on licensing review for the Klamath Hydro Project.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition by North Carolina to overturn several FERC decisions that kept the state from acquiring the system of dams on the Yadkin River.

FERC did not budge on its decision to revoke the license of a hydropower plant in Michigan over the owner's longstanding noncompliance with safety measures.

FERC said that it will not delay its decision to shut down Michigan's Edenville Dam hydropower dam over safety violations.

California may be able to meet its carbon goal by 2045, but it’s going to be more difficult and more expensive without a Western RTO, advocates contend.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation requiring California to get 100% of its power from renewable and other zero-carbon resources by 2045.

CAISO prices surged in Q1 on falling hydroelectric output and increased costs for natural gas, the ISO’s Department of Market Monitoring told stakeholders.

FERC granted PacifiCorp a stay on the commission’s order regarding an application to transfer the company’s license for its Klamath Hydroelectric Project.