Non-powered dams: An untapped source of renewable electricity in the USA

B. Hadjerioua; Shih Chieh Kao; Yaxing Wei; B. Smith; H. Barley

Non-powered dams: An untapped source of renewable electricity in the USA

B. Hadjerioua, Shih Chieh Kao, Yaxing Wei, B. Smith, H. Barley

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Abstract

Hydropower has been a source of clean, renewable electricity in the USA for more than 100 years. Today, approximately 2500 US dams provide 78 GW of conventional and 22 GW of pumped-storage hydropower. In contrast, another approximately 80 000 dams in the USA do not include hydraulic turbine equipment and provide non-energy related services, such as flood control, water supply, navigation, and recreation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	45-48
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal on Hydropower and Dams
Volume	19
Issue number	4
State	Published - 2012

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