Full Committee Hydropower Hearing

January 11, 2022
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

The purpose of the hearing is to examine the opportunities and challenges for maintaining existing hydropower capacity, expanding hydropower at non-powered dams, and increasing pumped storage hydropower. 

The Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of members, staff, and the public. Pursuant to this guidance, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time. Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this hearing.

The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

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Opening Remarks

  • Sen. Joe Manchin

    Chairman
    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Sen. John Barrasso

    Ranking Member
    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Witness Panel 1

  • Ms. Jennifer Garson

    Acting Director of the Water Power Technologies Office
    U.S. Department of Energy
  • The Honorable Camille Touton

    Commissioner
    Bureau of Reclamation
  • Mr. Scott Corwin

    Executive Director
    Northwest Public Power Association
  • Mr. Malcolm Woolf

    President and CEO
    National Hydropower Association