There are multiple definitions of "renewable energy" out there. Palo Alto doesn't count "large hydro" as part of their renewables goal.

The problem with hydro is mostly fish. Anyways, from an economic perspective, hydro is definitely renewable, and works much the same way a wind turbine does (substitute blowing wind with flowing water).

Thank you for bringing this to my attention, I will check out Seattle and Portland electricity portfolios. Looks very promising though.

Yea, there are a few massive hydro dams in the Pacific Northwest around Portland/Seattle...just look at Chief Joe dam.

The big one would be the Grand Coulee, more than twice as much power capacity as Chief Joe.

Norway still has us beat, however.

Thanks, that is the other one I couldn't remember and was too lazy to Google.