HydroSource is the most comprehensive digital platform for water-energy data in the United States, designed to advance the development and deployment of reliable and efficient hydropower facilities. It serves as a key resource for data stewardship and dissemination, benefiting a broad community of U.S. hydropower stakeholders, including operators, developers, government agencies, NGOs, academia, and the public.
The platform integrates a range of hydropower-related datasets, visualizations, and analytics tools to enable research and development on topics such as market acceleration, resource assessment, and facility development.
The wealth of tools and information available on HydroSource provides decision-makers and industry partners with critical insights necessary to enhance grid stability and domestic energy security. The website increases transparency in hydropower projects and enables advanced data-driven analysis, thereby streamlining permitting processes, investment strategies, and infrastructure planning.
This ongoing collaboration between the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is committed to improving the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability of hydropower data and tools to strengthen the nation’s energy infrastructure.
Data Use
Data hosted on HydroSource is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with Department of Energy’s Public Access Plan.
Citation Policy
Bibliographic citations should be included in the References section of publications and other media to acknowledge those who have created the data, services, and tools provided by HydroSource. Proper citations include the authors, title, publisher, and Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and will allow the products to be discovered and re-used by others. The proper citation for each HydroSource product is provided on its landing page.
