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In March 2022, the Federal… | | | | | | | | | | The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Colorado River Basin August 2023 24-Month Study, which determines the tiers for coordinated operation of Lake Powell and Lake Mead for 2024. Glen Canyon Dam, which impounds Lake Powell, provides water for a 1,320 MW hydroelectric powerhouse and Hoover Dam, which impounds Lake Mead, provides water for a 2,078 MW hydropower plant. These… | | | | | | | | | | The Department of the Interior announced $50 million over the next five years to improve key water infrastructure and enhance drought-related data collection across the Upper Colorado River Basin. The Bureau of Reclamation is making an initial $8.7 million investment in fiscal year 2023 to support drought mitigation efforts in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming that will help ensure… | | | | | | | | | | | We solve problems with trusted and reliable testing. 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WaterPower Canada said Canadian electricity policymakers and other electricity industry stakeholders will benefit from this white paper, which highlights the essential grid services provided by hydropower and the importance of these services in ensuring… | | | | | | | | | | Neil Gray MSP, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Energy, has called on the UK Government to give developers the certainty they need to invest in a new generation of pumped storage hydro plants, a move that could create almost 15,000 jobs and enable more renewable electricity to come online. Gray gave his backing to the industry while visiting Drax’s… | | | | | | | | | | The city of Cordova in Alaska is a microgrid, withstanding earthquakes, tsunamis, avalanches, volcanic eruptions and winter superstorms to deliver power to 2,700 residents and fishing and tourism industries. Cordova has historic collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that changed the city’s electrical system into a model for resilient and modern technology. Through a series of projects, Cordova… | | | | | | | | UPCOMING EVENTS  Get connected with hydropower and dam industry professionals across all disciplines and career stages with employers offering career opportunities. |  HYDROVISION will be happening July 16-18, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date for the 2024 event. |  HYDROVISION’s Call for Content for the 2024 event is now open! Submit your content by Sept, 22, 2023. | | | | | | | Genesis Digital Assets Limited (GDA) has opened a new bitcoin mining facility in northern Sweden that is powered by the 417 MW Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station. The total capacity of the new data center is 8 MW, with plans to upgrade the site further in the near future. 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