MAJOR PRODUCERS of HYDROPOWER
in the UNITED STATES
- Hydropower, including pumped storage, represents about 12 percent of the electrical generating capacity of the United States. In 2002 hydropower generation accounted for a little under 7 percent of the electricity produced in the United States. The following graph illustrates the top 20 organizations ranked by hydroelectric generating capacity including pumped storage units as of January 1, 2003.
The above data as of January 1, 2003 from the U.S. Energy Information Administration
Internet Links to the organizations displayed above.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Power Authority of State of New York
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Duke Power Co.
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Consumers Energy Co.
PUD No. 2 of Grant County
PUD No. 1 of Chelan County
Seattle City Light
Idaho Power Co.
California Department of Water Resources
Alabama Power Co.
City of Los Angeles
PECO Energy Co.
Southern California Edison
PacifiCorp
Northeast Generation Services
Georgia Power Co.
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