DOE report, Hydropower Vision Pathway: Electricity Decarbonization → Hydropower → Reports on Hydropower PotentialJurisdiction: Executive Branch → Federal Agencies and Departments DOE’s 2016 report, Hydropower Vision, estimates that hydropower in the US could grow by 50% by 2050, driven by a significant increase in pumped storage, as well as existing project upgrades and powering nonpowered dams.