Datasets

Relicensing is an important milestone in the lifecycle of U.S. FERC-licensed hydropower and pumped storage hydropower (PSH) plants. The terms and conditions of a new license may involve substantial capital investment and changes in mode of operation. Additionally, some licensees decide not to pursue relicensing and instead apply for a license surrender.  The U.S. Hydropower Relicensing […]

U.S. Hydropower Relicensing and License Surrender Data and Metadata is a snapshot (as of December 31, 2022) of locations and key characteristics of U.S. hydropower projects that are in the relicensing or license surrender process.

This dataset complements the fourth complete edition of the U.S. Hydropower Market Report (2023 edition) and focuses on updated data from 2020–2022 and contextualizes this information compared to evolving high-level trends over the past 10–20 years.  This report updates the datasets included in previous editions and adds the following new content: –        Hydropower license surrenders […]

This dataset contains 1,261 hydropower facilities with associated Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing metrics. Anticipated FERC license renewal dates are summarized by river reach for observing areas of opportunities for basin-wide collaboration on environmental mitigations. Identifying rivers and basins with facilities that have similar anticipated Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing dates may be […]

The US Hydropower Potential at National Conduits dataset provides the results of a national assessment of various conduit hydropower potential for the year 2022. Hydropower potential and generation estimates are provided for various types of municipal, agricultural, and industrial applications across all 50 states. A total of 1.41 gigawatts of hydropower potential is estimated across […]

Existing Hydropower Asset (EHA) Annual Gross Generation is a geospatial point-level dataset containing annual gross generation over time (2003-2022) and key characteristics of operational U.S. pumped storage and hybrid plants with 1 megawatt or greater of nameplate capacity. EIA 923 and EHA are the primary sources of the derived data. Conventional hydropower plants are excluded. […]

Existing Hydropower Asset (EHA) Annual Capacity Factor is a geospatial point-level dataset containing annual capacity factors over the years (2005-2022) and key characteristics of operational U.S. hydropower plants with 1 megawatt or greater of nameplate capacity. EIA form 860 and EHA are the primary sources of the derived data. Pumped storage and hybrid plants are […]

Existing Hydropower Asset (EHA) Annual Capacity is a geospatial point-level dataset containing annual capacity over the years (2005-2022) and key characteristics of operational U.S. hydropower plants with 1 megawatt or greater of nameplate capacity. EIA form 860 and EHA are the primary sources of the derived data.

Existing Hydropower Asset (EHA) Annual Net Generation is a geospatial point-level dataset containing annual net generation over time (2003-2022) and key characteristics of operational U.S. hydropower plants with 1 megawatt or greater of nameplate capacity. EIA 923 and EHA are the primary sources of the derived data. Pumped storage and hybrid plants are excluded. Existing […]