Hydropower is the nation's leading renewable resource - yes, that's right, I said renewable resource. Often thought of as a "mature" technology, and often left out of the debate on spurring renewable energy growth in America, hydropower provides more than 80 percent of the nation's renewable energy. What's more, it is the most important resource in ensuring grid reliability and one of the leaders in ensuring national energy security. Yet despite all of its importance, the future of hydropower is threatened by an arcane, costly and dysfunctional licensing process.
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