National hydroelectric power resources study. Preliminary inventory of hydropower resources. Volume 1. Pacific Northwest region
The preliminary inventory and analysis procedures provide a comprehensive assessment of the undeveloped hydroelectric power potential in the US and determines which sites merit more thorough investigation. Over 5400 existing structures have been identified as having the physical potential to add hydropower plants or increase hydropower output thereby increasing our present hydropower capacity from a total of 64,000 MW to 158,000 MW and our energy from 280,000 GWH to 503,000 GWH. While the physical potential for this increase is clearly available, some of these projects will undoubtedly not satisfy more-detailed economic analysis as well as the institutional and environmental criteria which will be imposed upon them. Summary tables include estimates of the potential capacity and energy at each site in the inventory. In some cases, individual projects may be site alternatives to others in the same general location, when only one can be considered for hydropower development. The number of sites per state is identified, but specific information is included for only the sites in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in this first volume.
- Research Organization:
- Institute for Water Resources (Army), Fort Belvoir, VA (USA); Hydrologic Engineering Center, Davis, CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-77RA11025
- OSTI ID:
- 5233051
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/RA/11025-T1(Vol.1)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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