Mixed Water Supply Conditions in the Northwest Affect 2022 Hydropower OutlookNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
and included record-breaking heat waves, which caused drought emergencies across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Given the drought conditions last year, we estimate that hydropower generation decreased by 10% in the Northwest and by 9% in the entire United States compared with 2020.
More precipitation between October 2021 and January 2022 has led to near-normal snowpack accumulation across the northern part of the basin. However, snowpack accumulation in the southern part of the basin is still below normal because of less precipitation in the area. Significant precipitation and increased snowpack accumulation could still occur through April, which would change the water supply outlook and our hydroelectric generation forecast.
In our February 2022 STEO, we forecast that U.S. hydropower plants will generate 278 million megawatt-hours of electricity in 2022, half of which will come from the Northwest. This amount of generation would be an 8% increase in U.S. hydroelectric generation from 2021. Overall, we expect hydroelectricity to account for 7% of total U.S. electricity generation in 2022.
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