GODEEEP-hydro: Historical and projected power system ready hydropower data for the United States
Abstract Hydropower is a critical electricity resource in the United States which, in addition to low-cost electricity generation, provides valuable ancillary grid services, and supports the integration of nondispatchable weather-dependent resources (e.g., wind and solar). Despite its value to the g...
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| description | Abstract Hydropower is a critical electricity resource in the United States which, in addition to low-cost electricity generation, provides valuable ancillary grid services, and supports the integration of nondispatchable weather-dependent resources (e.g., wind and solar). Despite its value to the grid, there are very few comprehensive datasets available from which to study both historical and future impacts of climate, weather driven energy droughts, and integration of other weather driven generation. In this paper, we present a hydropower generation dataset covering 1,452 hydroelectric plants in the contiguous U.S. The dataset contains monthly and weekly hydropower generation estimates for both historical (1982–2019) and future (2020–2099) periods which includes 4 future climate scenarios. In addition, this dataset provides weekly and monthly constraints such as minimum and maximum power which are particularly useful in power system models which are used to study grid reliability, transmission planning and capacity expansion. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a830a7df3824478aa1c6842fa746b8b32025-08-20T03:16:39ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-05-011211810.1038/s41597-025-05097-3GODEEEP-hydro: Historical and projected power system ready hydropower data for the United StatesCameron Bracken0Youngjun Son1Daniel Broman2Nathalie Voisin3Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandPacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandPacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandPacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandAbstract Hydropower is a critical electricity resource in the United States which, in addition to low-cost electricity generation, provides valuable ancillary grid services, and supports the integration of nondispatchable weather-dependent resources (e.g., wind and solar). Despite its value to the grid, there are very few comprehensive datasets available from which to study both historical and future impacts of climate, weather driven energy droughts, and integration of other weather driven generation. In this paper, we present a hydropower generation dataset covering 1,452 hydroelectric plants in the contiguous U.S. The dataset contains monthly and weekly hydropower generation estimates for both historical (1982–2019) and future (2020–2099) periods which includes 4 future climate scenarios. In addition, this dataset provides weekly and monthly constraints such as minimum and maximum power which are particularly useful in power system models which are used to study grid reliability, transmission planning and capacity expansion.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05097-3 |
| spellingShingle | Cameron Bracken Youngjun Son Daniel Broman Nathalie Voisin GODEEEP-hydro: Historical and projected power system ready hydropower data for the United States Scientific Data |
| title | GODEEEP-hydro: Historical and projected power system ready hydropower data for the United States |
| title_full | GODEEEP-hydro: Historical and projected power system ready hydropower data for the United States |
| title_fullStr | GODEEEP-hydro: Historical and projected power system ready hydropower data for the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | GODEEEP-hydro: Historical and projected power system ready hydropower data for the United States |
| title_short | GODEEEP-hydro: Historical and projected power system ready hydropower data for the United States |
| title_sort | godeeep hydro historical and projected power system ready hydropower data for the united states |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05097-3 |
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