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    US Hydropower Market Report Data and Metadata (2023 edition)

    DATASET XLSX 10.21951/HMR_Data/1994511

    Published:
    Authors: Megan M. Johnson and Rocio Uría-Martínez
    Institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    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 […]

    Economics Energy

    Basin-Scale Relicensing Opportunity Dataset

    DATASET CSV 10.21951/Basin_Relicensing/1997351

    Published:
    Authors: Brenda M Pracheil, Debjani Singh and Thomas A. Ruggles
    Institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    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 […]

    Energy Environment

    U.S. Hydropower Potential at National Conduits

    DATASET ZIP 10.21951/CONDUIT/1993154

    Published:
    Authors: Alden Sampson, Carly H. Hansen, Jim Downing, Kathryn Garcia, Kelsey Rugani, Kevin Altamirano, Kurt Johnson, Lindsay George, Marshall Moutenot, Mary Beth Day, Scott T. DeNeale and Shih-Chieh Kao
    Institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Project: Assessing US Conduit Hydropower Potential

    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 […]

    Energy Resource Assessment

    Existing Hydropower Assets (EHA) Gross Generation Plant Database, 2003-2022

    DATASET XLSX 10.21951/EHA_GrossGeneration_FY2023/1989311

    Published:
    Authors: Megan M. Johnson
    Institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    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. […]

    Energy

    Existing Hydropower Assets (EHA) Capacity Factor Plant Database, 2005-2022

    DATASET XLSX 10.21951/EHA_CapacityFactor_FY2023/1989313

    Published:
    Authors: Megan M. Johnson
    Institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    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 […]

    Energy

    Existing Hydropower Assets (EHA) Capacity Plant Database, 2005-2022

    DATASET XLSX 10.21951/EHA_Capacity_FY2023/1989316

    Published:
    Authors: Megan M. Johnson
    Institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    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.

    Energy

    Existing Hydropower Assets (EHA) Net Generation Plant Database, 2003-2022

    DATASET XLSX 10.21951/EHA_NetGeneration_FY2023/1989315

    Published:
    Authors: Megan M. Johnson
    Institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    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 […]

    Energy

    Existing Hydropower Assets (EHA) Unit Database, 2023

    DATASET ZIP, XLSX 10.21951/EHA_FY2023/1972280

    Published:
    Authors: Megan M. Johnson, Rocio Uría-Martínez and Shih-Chieh Kao
    Institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    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.

    Economics Energy

    Hydropower Energy Storage Capacity Dataset, Version 2

    DATASET ZIP 10.21951/HESC/1972462

    Published:
    Authors: Carly H. Hansen, Ganesh R. Ghimire and Paul G. Matson
    Institution: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    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 […]

    Energy Environment Resource Assessment