America’s Hydropower Supply Chain Needs Help (.PDF Download)

One of the oldest and largest sources of renewable energy, hydropower uses the natural flow of moving water to generate electricity. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hydropower currently accounts for about 27% of total U.S. utility-scale (electricity generated on a large scale) renewable electricity generation and 5.86% of total U.S. utility-scale electricity generation. Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) provides 88% of all utility-scale energy storage in the U.S.