Hydropower & Energy Potential at Non-Powered Dams
Anderson, Kevin F / Collins, Sandra A![Hydropower & Energy Potential at Non-Powered Dams](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/176/17687153/CHSBZCOP0317687153.jpg)
The United States has produced clean, renewable electricity from hydropower for more than 100 years, but hydropower-producing facilities represent only a fraction of the infrastructure development that has taken place on the nation's waterways. In contrast to the roughly 2, 500 dams, the United States has more than 80, 000 non-powered dams (NPDs)-- dams that do not produce electricityproviding a variety of services ranging from water supply to...