The U.S. Department of Interior has released a report that identifies 373 existing Bureau of Reclamation canals and conduits with the combined potential to generate an additional 365,219 MWh of hydroelectric power annually. The 2012 report, titled "Site Inventory and Hydropower Energy Assessment of Reclamation Owned Conduits," supplements a 2011 report, titled "Hydropower Resource Assessment at Existing Reclamation Facilities," which identified 191 existing sites with a potential for 1.2 million MWh annually.
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