EIA: U.S. Hydropower to Increase by 6% in 2024

April 19, 2024--Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Like many renewable energy sources, hydropower relies on the weather for its source. In this case, it's rain. Due to dry conditions across much of the nation last year, hydropower levels dropped to their lowest levels since 2001. California's torrential rains led to that state being the notable exception.