Proposed Hydropower Dams on Little CO River Stopped (AZ)
By: Kestrel Kunz Returning Home to Good News Last week, I returned from a 19-day Grand Canyon trip to learn that two proposed hydropower projects on the Little Colorado River had been formally abandoned. On July 26, Pumped Hydro Storage LLC officially surrendered...
GreenGen Mokelumne Water Battery Project Update
The GreenGen Mokelumne Water Battery Project is a hydropower project with a long history, beginning back in 2008 with the original proposal by PG&E. This “pumped storage” system would pump water from Salt Springs Reservoir into Upper or Lower Bear Reservoir at...Taum Sauk P-2277
The Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Project received a FERC license in July 2014. The authorized capacity of the project is 442.5 MW. The Taum Sauk Project consists of a 54.5-acre upper reservoir located on Proffit Mountain and a 363-acre lower reservoir. The upper reservoir...
Position Statement on Hydropower Storage Technologies
The HRC does not support the development of new dams, diversions, dikes, or reservoirs, although HRC encourages the research and development of pumped storage at previously disturbed sites where the project will have minimal environmental and recreational impacts.