Canada Produces 66% of its Electricity from Renewables

Country produces 10 per cent of the world's hydro-electricity

Canada produced about 66 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources, according to a new report.

The country is the second biggest producer of hydro electricity in the world, accounting for 10 per cent of the entire world’s generation.

Massachusetts hopes RE development through new bill

A bill passed this past week by the Massachusetts Legislature will help develop hydroelectric power within the state.

The legislation, Senate Bill 2395 -- or officially, An Act Relative to Competitively Priced Electricity in the Commonwealth -- will increase the amount of new renewable energy that would qualify for economically favorable treatment by Massachusetts utilities.

With regard to hydro, the bill alters current state law to increase the size of hydropower projects that qualify as "renewable energy generating sources" under the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS).