March 27, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Hydropower generation in the western U.S., which includes Washington, Oregon and California, among other states, fell to its lowest level since at least 2001, according the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) .

Industrial Info is tracking $2 billion worth of hydropower projects under construction in the U.S., about half of which is attributed to updating existing facilities in Washington.