Hoover Dam’s hydropower output is falling as the Colorado River crisis strains Lake Mead. Here is how lower reservoir levels affect electricity, water deliverie ...

As Lake Mead declines, Hoover Dam could lose roughly 70% of its generating capacity at a key elevation, adding pressure to the Colorado River system and Western ...

Extreme heat simultaneously boosts electricity demand and cuts supply, as power generation heavily relies on water.

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — September 11, 1936 was an electrifying date for Southern Nevada. On this day Hoover Dam began generating power to the area. Lake Mead began filling with water in February of 1935, ...

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing $52 million to fund upgrades and repairs at Hoover Dam, officials announced today. The money will support ...

Lake Mead stood near 1,041.1 feet on Aug. 1, 2026, leaving the reservoir roughly six feet above the 1,035-foot threshold below which most of Hoover Dam’s older turbines cannot operate safely. The ...

Vertical hydroelectric generators inside Hoover Dam are shown in January 2020. Modeling in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Draft EIS shows that declining reservoir elevations at Lake Mead reduce ...