The US hydropower industry is ready to lead the country in the creation of 700,000 family supporting jobs by 2025 as it helps steer the United States toward energy security and a clean, renewable energy future. Hydropower can add 60,000 MW of clean, renewable energy to the nation’s electric grid by 2025. That’s enough to serve 17 million households—the equivalent of all the homes in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago combined.
The findings prompted Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell to call on policymakers to support development of hydropower, America’s largest renewable energy resource. Hydropower offers tremendous potential for America to double its renewable energy production, provide reliable electricity for American families, and create thousands of new jobs.
In addition to providing clean, affordable, domestic electricity, hydropower also helps foster the growth of other renewable energy resources. By providing load firming and energy storage, hydropower helps maximize the benefits of solar and wind resources, too. In fact, at a recent green jobs event in Pennsylvania, Energy Secretary Steven Chu called hydropower’s dual roles “an incredible opportunity” to expand the country’s clean energy resources.
Furthermore, both hydropower and pumped storage serve the country in many different ways. Current hydropower capacity alone helps the country to avoid 225 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, so the contributions are significant.
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