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Update of the Hydropower Vision Roadmap

Update of the Hydropower Vision Roadmap

Review of the Hydropower Vision What Have We Been Up To? Plans for the Future How the Visionaries and Forums can Contribute Moving Forward Questions Water Power Technologies Office October 2019

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4 Reasons Why Hydropower is the Guardian of the Grid

4 Reasons Why Hydropower is the Guardian of the Grid

Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Hydropower has been around for more than a century and accounts for up to seven percent of the nation’s power supply. But it does a lot more than just generate power. This energy source plays a major role in...

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Energy 101

Energy 101

Energy 101 Learn how hydropower captures the kinetic energy of flowing water and turns it into electricity for our homes and businesses.  

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Financing Long-term Hydropower Requires Mitigating Risks Prior to ROI

Financing Long-term Hydropower Requires Mitigating Risks Prior to ROI

Hydropower is a mature technology, but opportunities exist to develop new facilities or expand the output of existing plants. Hydro projects are attractive in that they have low operating costs, do not emit greenhouse gases and offer extremely long service lives. At the same time, they require significant early capital expenditures and have potential long regulatory approval processes.

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