A Study of United States Hydroelectric Plant Ownership

Hall, Douglas G

Idaho National Laboratory

关键词: Capacity;    Us Ferc Hydropower, Hydroelectric, Owners;    Ownership;    Internet;    13 - Hydro Energy;   

DOI  :  10.2172/911556
RP-ID  :  INL/EXT-06-11519
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-99ID-13727
RP-ID  :  911556

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Ownership of United States hydroelectric plants is reviewed from several perspectives. Plant owners are grouped into six owner classes as defined by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The numbers of plants and the corresponding total capacity associated with each owner class are enumerated. The plant owner population is also evaluated based on the number of owners in each owner class, the number of plants owned by a single owner, and the size of plants based on capacity ranges associated with each owner class. Plant numbers and corresponding total capacity associated with owner classes in each state are evaluated. Ownership by federal agencies in terms of the number of plants owned by each agency and the corresponding total capacity is enumerated. A GIS application that is publicly available on the Internet that displays hydroelectric plants on maps and provides basic information about them is described.