3. New York
Net electricity generation 2015 (thousand MWh): 26,015
Net electricity generation, September 2016 (thousand MWh): 1,953
Next in line on our list of hydropower producing states in America is the New York that is a home to the largest hydropower plant in the east part of America. Robert Moses Niagara plant has 13 generators whose capacity is 2,525 MW. Hydropower facilities provide one-fifth of all electricity in the state while the rest is obtained mainly from nuclear power and natural gas. Besides hydropower, which is the most exploited renewable source of energy, New York also relies on wind and biomass for electricity production.
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