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erpowers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-17-08 08:12 AM
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Hydroelectric Power
How much electricity in America is produced by hydroelectric power? Is there an ability to generate more electricity through hydroelectric power?
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Submariner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-17-08 08:21 AM
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1. About 10% - Dams are fish killers


I've been working with hydro power fish protection/bypass systems for decades, and it is a leading cause of of wiping out the native salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest, and has caused major ecological problems in the Colorado River basin, but it is indeed a saver of fossil fuel.

It comes down to trade-offs. What do we want to give up for cheap power.
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Strelnikov_ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-17-08 08:25 AM
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2. Not much. Not much potential for conventional hydro
Edited on Mon Nov-17-08 08:26 AM by loindelrio
Pump-back hydro as a means to store wind/solar generated energy has promise.

2006:



What we are up against:

Energy Flow 2007



http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/pages/sec1_3.pdf
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