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Consumers Energy agrees to sell 13 hydroelectric dams

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Consumers Energy is selling its 13 hydroelectric dams to a Maryland-based energy investment firm. Consumers and Hull Street Energy, LLC, on Tuesday announced they had ...

A New Hydropower Deal Will Provide Clean Energy to NYC. Here's How a Canadian First Nation Made It Happen

What the U.S. can learn from a Mohawk First Nation's rare deal with Hydro-Québec to build the Champlain Hudson Power Express ...

Paraguay's Hydroelectric Surplus Is Becoming the World's Next AI and Data Center Frontier And This Infrastructure Builder Has Been Proving It for Years

ASUNCIÓN, PARAGUAY / ACCESS Newswire / March 26, 2026 / While Silicon Valley scrambles for power and the global AI industry faces an unprecedented energy bottleneck, a landlocked South American ...
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Is Hydropower’s Potential Drying Up?

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. The light-colored bathtub ring around Lake Mead shows how much water level has dropped because of drought. (Photo by: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...
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Drought Dims Hydropower's Promise

Hydropower, the leading source of renewable energy, is facing significant challenges due to climate change-induced droughts and environmental concerns. Droughts have decreased hydropower production in ...
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Hydro sale witness: Consumers dam removal costs built without key data

A utility witness acknowledged gaps in data behind dam decommissioning estimates as regulators weigh the proposed sale of 13 ...
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Consumers Energy looking to sell hydroelectric dams to Confluence Hydro

Consumers Energy announced they are looking to sell their dams to Confluence Hydro. The utility said the sale to Confluence Hydro would ensure the dams will continue to operate safely. They expect the ...
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Consumers Energy selling 13 hydroelectric dams to out-of-state firm

MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Consumers Energy has signed an agreement to sell its 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan to Confluence Hydro, an affiliate of Hull Street Energy, LLC. The sale announced Tuesday ...
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The Hydropower Industry Is Facing an Existential Threat

Droughts linked to climate change are reducing water flow in rivers and reservoirs, causing significant drops in hydropower production worldwide. Countries heavily reliant on hydropower, like China, ...
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As Droughts Zap South America’s Hydroelectric Energy, What Can Be Done?

Climate change is affecting all of us in numerous ways. From the penguins of Antarctica to corporate executives in Tokyo, everyone is feeling the effects of our shifting climate system in one way or ...
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Why Regulators Are Changing Natural Gas And Hydroelectric Permits

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Noel Fletcher is a reporter covering renewable energy and wildlife The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is exploring changes ...
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Consumers Energy seeks approval to sell 13 hydroelectric dams

In September, Consumers Energy reached an agreement to sell 13 dams to Confluence Hydro, an affiliate of Hull Street Energy, LLC. The approval request, sent to the Michigan Public Service Commission ...