Pictured is the Santeetlah Hydropower Facility near Robbinsville, part of the Smoky Mountain portfolio owned and operated by Brookfield Renewable U.S. Appalachian State University’s electric utility, New River Light and Power, is purchasing renewable hydropower from the portfolio, which includes four hydropower facilities located along the Little Tennessee and Cheoah rivers in Tennessee and North Carolina. Green Power Program New River Light and Power, App State’s electric utility, offers its customers the option to purchase blocks of hydroelectric power to offset their monthly carbon-based electric use.