Who we are

We're a coalition of more than 140 national, state and local conservation and recreation groups that care about rivers and work hard to protect them from harmful hydropower dams.

Why hydropower reform

When we use a river to generate electricity we harm the river, often badly. The good news is that we can keep our rivers healthy and keep the lights on by bringing hydropower projects up to modern standards.

Get involved

Are the rivers you care about being harmed by hydropower? You can help them to heal by getting involved when a dam owner seeks a new operating license. Our Hydro Licensing Guide will teach you how to get started and be effective.


Court Cases

The court cases page provides a brief summary of the legal cases related to hydropower licensing. It also provides links to the summary and the court decision for each case.

 


Feed-In Tariff

A Feed-In Tariff (FIT) is a policy designed to promote the deployment of renewable, FITFITelectric-power projects by providing assurance to a power producer that a utility will purchase the power at a set price for a set time-period. This report by HRC looks at FIT provisions in various states and analyzes how they will impact development of hydropower.

 


Green-Pricing Programs

Many utilities around the nation include hydroelectricity in their green pricing programs- aimed at Green PricingGreen Pricingpromoting renewable energy sources. While HRC supports green pricing programs in principle, we do not agree with including damaging hydropower projects. HRC recommends that only facilities certified by LIHI (or an equivalent program) be included in green-pricing programs. We also call for greater transparency in the program so that customers know that the energy source they are supporting is not damaging to the environment.

Read the summary and the full report recently produced by HRC.