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Posted November 7, 2024

Drought conditions reduce hydropower generation, particularly in the Pacific Northwest ›

U.S. annual hydroelectric generation

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook and Electric Power Annual; U.S. Drought Monitor

In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that electricity generation from U.S. hydropower plants in 2024 will be 13% less than the 10-year average, the least amount of electricity generated from hydropower since 2001. Extreme and exceptional drought conditions have been affecting different parts of the United States, especially the Pacific Northwest, which is home to most U.S. hydropower capacity.

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Previously in Today in Energy

Data Highlights

  • 11/6/2024
  • Wind and solar combined share of generation
  • 14.9
  • %


  • 6.5%
    from year earlier
  • 11/6/2024
  • Daily electric power demand
  • 10502
  • GWh


  • 0.1%
    from year earlier
  • $1.35
  • /million Btu
  • $0.679 /million Btu
    from week earlier
  • $1.355 /million Btu
    from year earlier
  • $73.63
  • /barrel
  • $1.99 /barrel
    from week earlier
  • $13.92 /barrel
    from year earlier

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