National Hydropower Day 2025

August 24 is National Hydropower Day! For over 140 years, hydropower has fueled the nation with clean, renewable energy. To collectively recognize hydropower’s contributions to bolstering the nation’s clean energy infrastructure and providing grid resiliency and reliability, we’ve established August 24 as National Hydropower Day.

Because National Hydropower Day falls on a Sunday this year, we encourage you to plan your celebrations on Friday, August 22nd. 

We invite you to join us in celebrating America’s original renewable energy source by posting to social media and amplifying the posts of our industry on this day.

Keep scrolling for tools and tips on how to make your voice heard, including a communications toolkit and a messaging guide.

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This Year’s Theme is: Hydro is Here!

As an industry we know that hydropower is a vital resource in the U.S., yet the public isn’t as aware of the value hydropower provides as a cornerstone of clean energy grids and more.

That’s why NHA has selected this theme – to show hydropower’s many benefits to our communities.

  • Local Clean Energy
  • Recreation
  • Local Jobs
  • 24/7 Reliability
  • Irrigation and Flood Control
  • Innovative Solutions
  • …and more!

Schedule a Lawmaker Tour!

NHA also encourages you to invite local lawmakers to tour your business, facility or recreation area in conjunction with National Hydropower Day. You can easily send that request to your Members of Congress by utilizing NHA’s new VoterVoice tool.

Visit hydro.org/votervoice/ for step-by-step instructions on how to quickly and easily invite your Members of Congress on a tour.

VoterVoice

Make Your Voice Heard on National Hydropower Day

On NHD, we want you to voice your support for hydropower on social media! If your organization is active on social media, we encourage you to post a message supporting National Hydropower Day 2025 using the following hashtag: #HydroIsHere.

Communications Toolkit

To make the process as turnkey as possible, NHA has developed a Communications Toolkit which includes sample social media posts and a hydropower messaging guide. As we get closer to Hydropower Day, we will add more graphics and shareables, so check in often.

Communications Toolkit

What else can we do on National Hydropower Day?

In addition to being active on social media, we encourage you to:

  • Send a press release to your local reporters, tv and radio outlets.
  • Submit a letter to the editor to your local newspaper in support of National Hydropower Day.
  • Organize a media tour with local media to showcase your hydropower facility.
  • Invite your confessional delegation to tour your facility while they are in their home district! To quickly and easily send that invitation to your Senator or Respresentative, please visit hydro.org/votervoice/

Highlights From Prior Celebrations

Through the years, National Hydropower Day has helped spur compelling engagement with a variety of leaders — and we’re engaging with more every year!

WATCH MORE VIDEOS FROM NATIONAL HYDROPOWER DAY 2022:

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