Hydropower

Hydropower works

Dams provide recreation, electric power, flood control, and more.

By CFACT Ed, Duggan Flanakin |2019-10-06T21:30:22-04:00October 6th, 2019|Comments Off

Here’s the dam deal: build more hydropower dams

Hydro is still our biggest and most reliable renewable energy supplier.

By David Wojick |2019-04-19T16:39:43-04:00April 20th, 2019|Comments Off

Here’s the dam deal: Build more dams

Our national flood control system is only half built and we need to finish it.

By David Wojick |2019-04-14T10:41:31-04:00April 15th, 2019|Comments Off

Here’s the dam deal: Power America’s dams

America already has dams in place that are leaving substantial clean, efficient energy on the table.

By CFACT Ed, David Wojick |2020-12-29T18:02:15-05:00April 7th, 2019|Comments Off

Peer-reviewed study debunks hydropower methane claims

A team of scientists analyzed the methane impacts of more than 100 hydro power dams in the Mekong delta and found the vast majority have a similar greenhouse gas footprint to wind and solar power.

By CFACT Ed |2018-03-22T22:48:43-04:00March 22nd, 2018|Comments Off

Save the Snake River dams or it’s hardship for the Pacific Northwest

Once Avista’s customers become Hydro One’s customers, they could be faced with electricity bills as much as 350% higher than they are currently paying. That's what happens when utilities – often coerced by governments in the name of “combating climate change” – shift from reliable sources of energy to politically fashionable but notoriously unreliable and expensive renewable energy.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2017-10-11T21:16:48-04:00October 11th, 2017|3 Comments

Strapping on a hydroelectric backpack

Everyone knows backpackers need a sleeping bag, flashlight, and canteen. But what about a 500 watt generator?

By Craig Rucker |2013-10-28T17:54:05-04:00October 18th, 2013|1 Comment

Common sense in CA as voters keep San Francisco reservoir

California's best water, along with cheap, clean, renewable hydro power will continue to flow to San Francisco from the Hetch Hechy reservoir. San Francisco voters defeated the measure 77 to 23. Greens see things differently when it's THEIR lifestyle scheduled to be diminished.

By CFACT Ed |2012-11-07T15:44:36-05:00November 7th, 2012|Comments Off

Green civil war in San Francisco over Hetch Hetchy

The Greens are at each other's throats over San Francisco Proposition F which would fund the preparation work to drain and dismantle the Hetch Hetchy reservoir. Dynamite the dam and give the valley back to the fish and animals, or keep one of the nation's finest supplies of naturally pure water flowing to the city while generating low cost renewable electricity to boot? What's a Green to do?

By CFACT Ed |2012-11-02T14:12:39-04:00November 2nd, 2012|3 Comments