PUBLIC LANDS, ENERGY, AND YOU
DID YOU KNOW?
· 28 million American homes use
electricity from hydropower
· 7% of the electricity produced in
America comes from hydropower
· The average American household
uses 10,000 kilowatt-hours of
electricity per year
ROLE OF PUBLIC LANDS
· Approximately 550
hydropower projects are
associated with BLM lands
· Over 6,400 megawatts of power
are produced from FERC
licensed hydroelectric projects
associated with BLM lands
· 40 hydropower projects on
BLM withdrawn lands will be
re-licensed in the next 10 years
published by the
BUREA U OF LAND MAN A GEMENT
for more information, please visit the
Bureau of Land Management's National Energy Of fice website at
www.blm.gov/ener gy/
8/22/03