Three of the Water Power Program's hydropower efficiency projects sponsored through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 have been completed with overwhelming success, resulting in an increase of more than 3,000 megawatt-hours per year.
The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities installed a low-flow turbine to its Abiquiu Hydroelectric Facility in New Mexico. The new turbine boosts overall facility output from 13.8 megawatts to 16.8 megawatts.