| This project aims to create a ranking framework that weighs various hydropower and energy storage options for non-powered dams (NPDs). With about 600 NPDs in the U.S. identified as having potential to generate hydropower, NPDs are a high impact option for new hydropower development. To evaluate and justify investment in NPDs moving forward, researchers will develop a system to evaluate costs and benefits of various NPD projects to their communities, the environment, and the grid. The ranking system will include standardized criteria to compare various options against one another. |
