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  2. List of hydroelectric power stations in the United States

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    The Hoover Dam in Arizona and Nevada was the first hydroelectric power station in the United States to have a capacity of at least 1,000 MW upon completion in 1936. Since then numerous other hydroelectric power stations have surpassed the 1,000 MW threshold, most often through the expansion of existing hydroelectric facilities.

  3. List of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia

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    The following page lists hydroelectric power stations that generate power using the run-of-the-river method. This list includes most power stations that are larger than 100 MW in maximum net capacity, which are currently operational or under construction.

  4. Hydroelectricity - Wikipedia

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    The first Edison hydroelectric power station, the Vulcan Street Plant, began operating September 30, 1882, in Appleton, Wisconsin, with an output of about 12.5 kilowatts. [16] By 1886 there were 45 hydroelectric power stations in the United States and Canada; and by 1889 there were 200 in the United States alone. [13]

  5. Helms Pumped Storage Plant - Wikipedia

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    The Helms Pumped Storage Plant is located 50 mi (80 km) east of Fresno, California in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range's Sierra National Forest. It is a power station that uses Helms Creek canyon on the North Fork of the Kings River for off-river water storage [1] and the pumped-storage hydroelectric method to generate electricity. After being ...

  6. Hydroelectric power in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2021, hydroelectric power produced 31.5% of the total renewable electricity, and 6.3% of the total U.S. electricity. [2] According to the International Hydropower Association, the United States is the 3rd largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world in 2021 after Brazil and China. [3] Total installed capacity for 2020 was 102.8 GW.

  7. Underground power station - Wikipedia

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    Inside the Robert-Bourassa generating station, in northern Quebec, the world's largest underground power station, with an installed capacity of 5,616 MW.. An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components (e.g. machine hall, penstocks, and tailrace) from rock, rather than the more common surface-based construction methods.

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  9. Category:Proposed hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia

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    Samtskhe–Javakheti Hydro Power Plant; São Luiz do Tapajós Dam; Seli Hydroelectric Plant; Shereyk Power Station; Skavica Hydro Power Plant; Songwe Hydroelectric Power Station; South Yakutia HPP; Stung Battambang 1 Dam; Stung Sen Dam; Stung Treng Dam; Susitna Hydroelectric Project