The United States consumed around 2.2 quadrillion British thermal units worth of hydropower in 2021. Hydropower consumption decreased in 2021 compared to the previous year, wherein the value was around 2.5 quadrillion British thermal units.
Consumption of hydroelectric power in the United States from 2006 and 2021 (in trillion British thermal units)
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Statistics on Dams and hydropower in the U.S.
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Production & consumption
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Employment
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Outlook
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EIA. (August 25, 2022). Consumption of hydroelectric power in the United States from 2006 and 2021 (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197250/conventional-hydroelectric-power-consumption-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. "Consumption of hydroelectric power in the United States from 2006 and 2021 (in trillion British thermal units)." Chart. August 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197250/conventional-hydroelectric-power-consumption-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. (2022). Consumption of hydroelectric power in the United States from 2006 and 2021 (in trillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197250/conventional-hydroelectric-power-consumption-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. "Consumption of Hydroelectric Power in The United States from 2006 and 2021 (in Trillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197250/conventional-hydroelectric-power-consumption-the-us-since-2006/
EIA, Consumption of hydroelectric power in the United States from 2006 and 2021 (in trillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197250/conventional-hydroelectric-power-consumption-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Consumption of hydroelectric power in the United States from 2006 and 2021 (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, August 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197250/conventional-hydroelectric-power-consumption-the-us-since-2006/