Datasets

The Existing Hydropower Asset (EHA) Unit database is a geospatially comprehensive point-level dataset containing locations and key characteristics of U.S. hydropower plant’s turbine units that are currently operational.

The Hydropower Energy Storage Capacity (HESC) dataset catalogs characteristics that are relevant to evaluating reservoir storage and estimates of energy storage capacity based on varying levels of detail. Hydropower dams and reservoirs were included based on information from the National Inventory of Dams (NID; USACE, 2021) and Global Reservoir and Dam (GRanD v1.3), and Existing […]

The U.S. Hydropower Development Pipeline database is a snapshot as of December 31, 2022 of locations and key characteristics of U.S. hydropower projects that are in the permitting/licensing/exemption phase and yet to be operational.

The Existing Hydropower Assets (EHA) Plant Database is a geospatially comprehensive point-level dataset containing locations and key characteristics of U.S. hydropower plants that are currently operational.

US Hydropower Retired Facilities FY2023 database is a geospatially comprehensive point-level dataset containing locations and key characteristics of US hydropower plants that are currently retired.

The “Updated Baseline Cost Model (BCM) for Hydropower” is an empirical model for estimating the costs of US hydropower projects in six categories (Non-Powered Dam (NPD), New Stream Development (NSD), Canal/Conduit, Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH), Capacity Expansion, Generator Rewind). The model equations have been estimated with data on existing or planned projects obtained from various […]

HILARRI is a database of links between major datasets of operational hydropower dams and powerplants, and inland water bodies. These connections are critical for conducting large-scale analysis of hydropower infrastructure and their associated natural and engineered water systems. Features include:•    Dams from the National Inventory of Dams (2021) and the Global Reservoir and Dam Database […]

This dataset compiles data on the costs of environmental mitigations related to fish exclusion for 35 hydropower projects based on documents obtained from the U.S Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Data for all measures and their associated project-specific information, including installed and hydraulic capacities, were manually extracted from environmental impact statements and/or environmental assessment (EIS/EA) […]

This dataset is a compilation of 13 thermal response metrics for 834 freshwater fish species across the conterminous United States (CONUS). The data were extracted from six published sources, many of which are compilations of data from other sources. The data were harmonized for comparison, and additional variables were added to summarize the metrics. From […]