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Tour & Explore the Bonneville Lock and Dam at Clean Currents 2024
If interested in joining the tour, U.S. citizens must register by August 30. Learn more here...
- Policy Priority
NHA’s CEO, Malcolm Woolf, to Join USEA on July 18 Webinar to Tout Hydropower’s Role in Grid Reliability and River Restoration
NHA's Malcolm Woolf will be joined by clean energy and river restoration leaders to discuss hydro's role as the U.S. works towards the energy transition.
- Upcoming Events
Save the Date – National Hydropower Day is August 24!
In celebration of hydropower's contributions to our nation's grid, NHA will be sharing resources with the industry to help you raise hydro's message during Aug…
- Hydropower in the News
POWERHOUSE Featured Article – $76 Million in Funding for New Hydro in Alaska & Washington, Helps Power Remote Communities
New hydro in Alaska and Washington was awarded $76M to 4 proposed hydro projects by DOE, providing critical reliability for remote communities.
Discover Waterpower
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America’s first renewable provides clean, carbon-free energy to roughly 30 million homes, and 40 percent of U.S. renewable electricity, all while providing the flexibility needed to integrate increasing amounts of wind and solar onto the grid.
- Pumped Storage
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Pumped storage is the nation’s "water battery". Representing 92 percent of energy storage in America, it helps to balance the flow of power across transmission networks by absorbing excess when electricity demand is low and releasing it when it increases.
- Marine Energy
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Marine Energy - America’s next gen renewable - consists of wave, tidal, ocean current, riverine, and ocean thermal energy conversion/salinity gradients technologies, all capable of providing predictable, consistent and affordable clean electricity.
Hydropower Is Clean, Renewable Energy
For more than a century, hydropower has generated clean, renewable electricity. The history of hydropower is deeply woven within the fabric of communities throughout this nation. Today, in addition to homes and businesses, hydropower provides tech companies and data centers with affordable and reliable energy. Hydropower stands ready to build a more resilient, sustainable economy powered by a carbon free electricity grid.
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OpEx program is a event reporting system that receives, distributes, archives, and catalogs best practices and lessons learned.
