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Hydroenergy Potential in Alaska
Low/head/low power water energy sites
in Alaska
The map shows 20 hydrologic regions. The Alaska
Region contains the largest total potential with
its slightly less than 90,000 MW of potential, which
is approximately 30% of the total power potential
of the United States.
The Pacific Northwest Region has the second highest
amount of total potential with slightly more than
76,000 MW of potential. Together these two regions
contain over half (55%) of the U.S. power potential.
The percentage of total power potential for the
United States as a whole is just slightly less than
60%. The total annual mean power density for the
United States is slightly more than 80 kW/sq mi,
which corresponds to an average energy density of
approximately 2,000 kWh/sq mi/day.
for more detailed information: http://hydropower.inel.gov/resourceassessment/pdfs/03-11111.pdf
Renewable
Potential Maps (EIA)
Renewable Potential Maps present an integrated
picture of renewable energy resources in each
U.S. Census Division. Solar, geothermal, and wind
energy potentials and indicators of hydroelectric
and biomass energy potentials (fuelwood harvested,
rivers, and precipitation) are presented.
The Renewable Potential Map series includes maps
of each of the nine U.S. Census Divisions and
individual State maps of Alaska, California, and
Hawaii.
Regions/ States
Alaska | California | New England | East North Central
Division | East South Central Division | Hawaii
| Middle Atlantic | Mountain Division | Pacific Division
| South Atlantic | West North Central Division | West
South Central Division
Alaska | Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California
| Connecticut | Colorado | Delaware | Florida | Georgia
| Hawaii | Idaho
| Illinois | Indiana | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
| Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota
| Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada
| New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York
| North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma
| Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina
| South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Washington |
Wisconsin | Wyoming | Utah | Vermont | Virginia |
West Virginia
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