 Yeah the US increases hydroelectric capacity about 1 to 2% per year mostly 3 ways, upgrading through attrition the generators and turbines on existing large dams making them more efficient or simply adding capacity and adding hydroelectric to existing low head dams that simply didn't harness the water drop to make electricity.
I didn't know whirlpool turbines were up to 75% efficient.
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