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$1M state grant will go toward restoring hydropower in Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Plans to use the Rock River to generate electricity for homes in the area gets a power boost. Nearly $1 million in state funding is on the way to Rockford-area companies. The ...
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Consumers Energy says it’s planning to sell hydro dam fleet
This file photo from May 2024 shows the Manistee River flowing through Tippy Dam in Manistee County. The renewable energy ...
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Rockford pilot project aims to generate clean energy from Rock River
A hydropower pilot project that will utilize the Rock River to generate electricity has received $1 million in funding from ...
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Gross Reservoir dam construction can resume, but federal judge says key environmental permits must be redone
A federal judge will allow Denver Water to continue work on a $531 million project to raise a dam in Boulder County, dealing a blow to environmentalists who had hoped to stop the construction.