Hydropower Generation Expected to Recover Despite Snow Drought in the West

CleanTechnica
By US Energy Information AdministrationApr 17, 2026, 11:53 pm346 ptsTop
In our April Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we expect U.S. hydropower generation will increase by 5% in 2026 but remain 1.8% below the 10-year average following snow drought conditions in some states. Hydropower generation in 2025 increased to 245 billion kilowatthours (BkWh), about 4 BkWh more than the…

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