The statistics shows U.S. hydropower capacity as a share of total electricity generating capacity in the United States between 2000 and 2015. In 2015, hydropower accounted for around 6.8 percent of U.S. electricity generating capacity.
Hydropower electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015
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US Department of Energy. (November 15, 2016). Hydropower electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/196647/hydropower-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Energy. "Hydropower electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015." Chart. November 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/196647/hydropower-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Energy. (2016). Hydropower electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/196647/hydropower-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Energy. "Hydropower Electricity Capacity as a Percentage of Total Electricity Generating Capacity in The U.S. from 2000 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/196647/hydropower-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Department of Energy, Hydropower electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/196647/hydropower-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 13, 2025)
Hydropower electricity capacity as a percentage of total electricity generating capacity in the U.S. from 2000 to 2015 [Graph], US Department of Energy, November 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/196647/hydropower-as-percentage-of-us-electricity-generating-since-2000/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed