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Hydroelectric power is the largest source of renewable electricity in the United States, producing about 6.3% of the nation's total electricity throughout the last decade. Even after a century of proven experience with this reliable renewable resource, significant opportunities still exist to expand the nation's hydropower resources through non-powered dams, water conveyance systems, pumped storage hydropower, and new site development. The Water Power Program supports the hydropower industry and complements existing investments through the development and deployment of new technologies and key components, as well as by identifying key opportunity areas through which hydropower generation can be enhanced.
In addition to conventional hydropower, pumped-storage hydropower is an important piece of DOE's renewable energy portfolio because it acts as utility-scale grid storage technology. The Water Power Program can play an essential and catalytic role in demonstrating the benefits of pumped-storage hydropower as a part of our clean energy future—acting as a renewable form of grid stabilization and enabler for the high penetration of variable renewables (such as wind and solar). A U.S. Department of Energy 2015 report to Congress outlines key activities that can help accelerate pumped-storage development in the United States.
With more than 2,500 U.S. companies supporting the hydropower industry, adding additional hydropower generation will create a large and enduring economic benefit by revitalizing the domestic manufacturing and hydropower industry.