U.S. hydropower capacity 2022

The U.S. capacity of hydroelectricity has increased to a peak of 103.14 gigawatts in 2022, an increase compared to the previous year. The United States generated some 260 terawatt hours of hydroelectricity in 2021.

Hydropower capacity in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in megawatts)

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March 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2012 to 2022

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The statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.

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