ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2014
TWh/year, roughly 128% of the average 2002–2011 net annual generation from existing plants (272 TWh/year; EIA, 2013). Hydropower also provides reliable baseload power day and night, providing greater flexibility and diversity to the electric grid and allowing utilities to integrate intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar power.
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