Consumers Energy is getting out of the hydroelectric business and will sell all of its dams in Michigan the utility company announced on Tuesday. The decision came after years of deliberating, ...

LANSING, MI — Consumers Energy wants state regulators to approve a 30-year deal that would involve paying a private buyer twice the market rate for comparable hydropower in exchange for selling its ...

JACKSON, MI – Consumers Energy is officially in negotiations to sell a fleet of costly hydroelectric dams it says are too expensive to operate. According to a request to raise electric rates filed ...

MUIR, Mich. — Neighbors across Michigan are learning more about Consumers Energy's sale of 13 hydroelectric dams to Confluence Hydro for just $13, one dollar each. SEE MORE: Consumers Energy set to ...

H ydropower currently accounts for nearly 27% of renewable electricity generation in the U.S., as well as 93% of all utility-scale energy storage, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

China has approved what is set to become the biggest hydropower dam complex in the world, capable of producing nearly three times as much power as the current record-holder, the Three Gorges Dam. The ...

Consumers Energy announced Tuesday it signed an agreement to sell its 13 hydroelectric dams to a Maryland hydropower company that will continue to operate the dams and use them to generate electricity ...

AUTRAIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Amid stacked rows of brightly colored plastic kayaks and canoes, Khrystal Crosno recently helped an Ann Arbor family begin a floating trip along the scenic AuTrain River. The ...

The U.S. Energy Dept. announced Sept. 5 recipients in 33 states of $430 million to support upgrades and safety improvements at aging hydroelectric dams across the U.S. The agency says funds would be ...

The Michigan DNR is working with the private owner of a hydroelectric plant to repair a turbine that is helping manage Cheboygan dam water levels.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, under construction, will be one of India's largest hydropower dams. Nayan J. Nath, CC ...