Hydropower has a hidden superpower. It has the lowest carbon/kWh of all energy technologies.
Ultra-low carbon per kilowatt-hour allows us to earn additional revenue from our hydro assets as the economy places evermore value on the absence of greenhouse gases.
Our projects qualify for the Investment Tax or Production Tax Credit.
We combine 21st-century mechanical engineering with real-time, climate-aware cloud computing.
Our ML software continuously refines our operational settings by using real-time equipment monitoring and weather data.. Our software management lowers operating and maintenance costs while significantly extending the lifespan of our assets (100+ years).
Minimal environmental impact at existing dams with run-of-river operation.
Fish and the riverine biota are prime stakeholders in every project Current Hydro develops. Our thorough thoughtfulness leads to faster permitting, healthier rivers, and long-term financial sustainability.
The many benefits of hydropower ensure additional revenue capture from the nation’s grid operators.
Dispatchable energy = quick to spin up electrons to serve load)
Firm Power = guaranteed spot in the market
Rapid ramping = grid-balances intermittent renewables
Black start functionality = reboots the grid after blackouts
Output can be slightly modulated = captures best real-time prices
Current Hydro develops capacity on America’s best non-powered 54,391 sites.
The modeling of potential from Non-Powered Dams (NPD) relies on the resource estimates developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The foundation of the NPD resource in the Hydropower Vision is the 2012 report, An Assessment of Energy Potential At Non-Powered Dams, which quantified hydraulic head and the technical energy potential at 54,391 non-powered dams. This initial report identified 12.1 gigawatts (GW) of capacity available, with an average annual generation potential of 46 terawatt-hours (TWh) per year...~ $2B+ new annual electricity sales, with an asset life of 50+ years.