Well said. To paraphrase Wade Davis, the question is not hydro or no hydro but where, how much and for whose benefit. Many dams produce very little electricity and can be removed with minimal impact to the cost or carbon intensity of our power supply.
We should not conflate dams that are integral to the power system like Grand Coulee with those that are insignificant.
We should not conflate dams that are integral to the power system like Grand Coulee with those that are insignificant.