Hydropower — Retrofitting Untapped Dams

CleanTechnica
By U.S. Department of EnergyJul 7, 2022, 3:49 am223 pts
Although more than 92,000 dams populate the country, the vast majority — about 89,000 — do not generate electricity through hydropower. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are assessing the viability of retrofitting some of these non-powered dams, which may add up to 12 gigawatts of additional…

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