Washington was the leading U.S. state in terms of conventional hydroelectricity production in 2021, with more than 70 terawatt hours produced. Oregon followed with less than half of Washington's hydropower output, at some 28.3 terawatt hours.
Leading conventional hydropower producing states in the United States in 2021 (in gigawatt hours)
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EIA. (February 24, 2022). Leading conventional hydropower producing states in the United States in 2021 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173457/us-leading-conventional-hydroelectric-producing-states/
EIA. "Leading conventional hydropower producing states in the United States in 2021 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. February 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173457/us-leading-conventional-hydroelectric-producing-states/
EIA. (2022). Leading conventional hydropower producing states in the United States in 2021 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173457/us-leading-conventional-hydroelectric-producing-states/
EIA. "Leading Conventional Hydropower Producing States in The United States in 2021 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173457/us-leading-conventional-hydroelectric-producing-states/
EIA, Leading conventional hydropower producing states in the United States in 2021 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173457/us-leading-conventional-hydroelectric-producing-states/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Leading conventional hydropower producing states in the United States in 2021 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], EIA, February 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173457/us-leading-conventional-hydroelectric-producing-states/