Hydroelectricity
Electricity generated by hydropower
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| 2025 | Full occupancy planned for the new OPG headquarters in Oshawa. |
| 2025 | Potential ratification of the Memorandum of understanding regarding the Churchill Falls electricity contract between Newfoundland and Quebec. |
| 2025 | Belle River Power Plant Unit 1 planned for gas conversion. |
| 2025 | Full occupancy planned for the new OPG headquarters in the former GM Canada building. |
| August 2025 | Ohio House Bill 15 was signed into law, ending the controversial power plant subsidies from House Bill 6. |
| August 12 2025 | Police in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina released dashcam footage showing a lightning strike hitting Dominion Energy infrastructure, resulting in a massive fireball. |
| July 5 2025 | Claudine Bouchard is appointed as the seventeenth president of Hydro-Québec. |
| May 18 2025 | A board member position is scheduled to become vacant on May 18, 2025. |
| January 30 2025 | The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved Southern California Edison's request to raise rates to cover $1.6 billion in Thomas Fire victim payments, despite opposition from residents and state legislators. |
| January 16 2025 | The family of a fire victim filed a wrongful death lawsuit against SCE, claiming negligence in failing to deactivate utilities during a red flag warning with dangerous Santa Ana winds. |
| January 16 2025 | DTE Gas and DTE Electric received $8.81 billion in conditional loan guarantees from the US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office for renewable energy generation and storage projects. |
| January 2025 | The Eaton Fire burned in the Eaton Canyon of the San Gabriel Mountains, spreading into Altadena and nearby foothill communities. The wildfire killed 17 people and destroyed over 9,000 buildings, becoming the second most destructive wildfire in California history. |
| January 13 2025 | Four lawsuits were filed against Southern California Edison (SCE), alleging violations of public safety and utility codes, and negligence in handling power safety shut-offs. |
| 2024 | Initially planned opening year for the new OPG headquarters in Oshawa. |
| 2024 | Duke Energy reached its highest-ever placement on the Fortune 500 list, ranking 141st among the largest companies in the United States. |
| 2024 | Planned initial opening of new OPG headquarters in the former GM Canada building. |
| 2024 | Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Jeff Lyash received a total compensation of $10,500,000, which sparked significant public criticism regarding executive pay. |
| 2024 | DTE Energy announced the transformation of the former Trenton Channel Power Plant site into a 220 MW battery energy storage center, marking a significant investment in renewable energy infrastructure. The project is planned to be developed between 2024 and 2026 in Wayne County. |
| 2024 | Planned turbine replacement project at Greenwood Energy Center expected to add 25 more years of useful life to the facility. |
| 2024 | Increased investment in renewable energy assets to $4.8 billion, continuing the company's commitment to clean energy development. |
| 2024 | Ameren decided to close the Rush Island coal plant 15 years ahead of schedule, instead of installing required pollution control technology. |
| 2024 | Gazar et al. published research analyzing causal relationships between cross-border transmission capacity, hydroelectric generation, and energy demand in northeastern North America using Bayesian network analysis. |
| December 2024 | Newfoundland premier Andrew Furey and Quebec premier François Legault signed a 50-year Memorandum of Understanding to terminate the original Churchill Falls electricity contract, potentially raising rates by 2,850%. |
| December 2024 | Department of Energy offers PG&E a $15 billion loan to expand hydropower generation, upgrade transmission capacity, and enable virtual power plants. |
| December 19 2024 | Nicolle Butcher is appointed as president and chief executive officer of OPG, succeeding Ken Hartwick who resigned on this date. |
| May 18 2024 | Adam Wade White appointed as board member of the Tennessee Valley Authority, with a term set to expire on May 18, 2027. |
| May 18 2024 | William J. Renick appointed as Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority board, with a term set to expire on May 18, 2027. |
| April 2024 | Commercial operations began for Plant Vogtle's Unit 4, completing the nuclear reactor expansion project that will supply energy to approximately 1 million customers. |
| March 1 2024 | PPL Corporation announced a tentative $9 million agreement to sell its long-standing 2 North Ninth St. Tower Building and office complex to Pennsylvania-based developer D&D Realty Group, marking the end of its century-long headquarters location. |
| February 26 2024 | The Smokehouse Creek Fire began in the Texas Panhandle, becoming the largest wildfire in Texas history. Xcel Energy acknowledged its facilities played a role in igniting the fire, which burned over one million acres, caused at least two confirmed deaths, and resulted in significant agricultural and livestock damage. |
| 2023 | Company reached a new revenue peak of $29,060 million with improved net income of $2,735 million, while the employee count slightly decreased to 27,037. |
| 2023 | Xcel Energy reached 50% carbon-free electricity generation, with wind and nuclear being the largest contributors to its clean energy portfolio. |
| 2023 | The Federal Energy Information Administration reported transmission line cost estimates ranging from $1.17 million to $8.62 million per mile. |
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Southeastern Anatolia Project
The GAP region's total exports reached 13.657 billion dollars, while imports reached 9.330 billion dollars, demonstrating substantial economic growth since 2002.
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Southeastern Anatolia Project
Project continues to serve approximately 9 million people across nine administrative provinces in the Southeastern Anatolia region, addressing economic and social development goals.
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Southeastern Anatolia Project
Completion of the Çetintepe Dam, representing the ongoing development of the Southeastern Anatolia Project's infrastructure.
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Southeastern Anatolia Project
Government invested approximately 84 billion Turkish Lira in the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP), representing 18.6% of Turkey's total investment for the year.
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Southeastern Anatolia Project
Total exports from the GAP region reached 13.657 billion dollars, while imports rose to 9.330 billion dollars, demonstrating substantial economic growth since the project's inception.
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| 2023 | DTE was ordered to pay $25 million in customer credits following extended outages, and the Michigan Public Service Commission mandated a comprehensive infrastructure improvement plan. |
| 2023 | DTE Energy announced a $150 million environmental upgrade project for the EES Coke Battery Facility in response to regulatory pressure and community concerns about environmental and health impacts. |
| 2023 | Sierra Club report identified Labadie Energy Center as one of the 17 deadliest coal plants in the US, calling on the EPA to regulate harmful emissions affecting neighboring communities. |
| 2023 | Hydro-Québec paid 2.47 billion dollars in dividends to its sole shareholder, the Government of Quebec, demonstrating its financial strength and contribution to provincial revenue. |
| 2023 | Energy sold by Hydro-Québec was almost exclusively from renewable sources, with hydro power accounting for 98.53% of total energy generation. |
| 2023 | Hydropower supplied 15% of the world's electricity, generating almost 4,210 TWh, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and more than nuclear power. |
| September 2023 | Southern Power acquired the 200MW Millers Branch Solar Facility in Haskell County, Texas from EDF Renewables North America. |
| September 2023 | Enbridge agrees to acquire East Ohio Gas, Questar Gas, and Public Service Co. of North Carolina from Dominion for a total enterprise value of $14 billion. |
| August 2023 | Severe storms caused DTE's second-largest outage event in company history, with more than 775,000 customers losing power. Some residents remained without electricity for up to eight days, prompting public outcry and regulatory investigations. |
| August 1 2023 | Michael Sabia becomes the sixteenth president of Hydro-Québec. |
| July 2023 | Commercial operations began for Plant Vogtle's Unit 3, adding significant nuclear generation capacity. |
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