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Where does hydroelectric power come from?
What is hydroelectric power?Water is needed to run a hydroelectric generating unit. It's held in a reservoir or lake behind the dam, and the force of the water being released from the reservoir through the dam spins the blades of a turbine. The turbine is connected to the generator that produces electricity. After passing through the turbine, the water reenters the river on the downstream side of the dam.My father used to work at Amoskeag Hydro in Manchester, NH when I was growing up.If the Dam cracks and smashs down to rubble then the town its generating energy is about to have a flood :)
When will hydroelectric energy run out?
When there is no longer enough water in the river behind the dam to turn the turbines.When the reservoir behind the dam silts up too much for the turbines to obtain water anymore. This eventually happens to all dams after several centuries.When drought comes to the country.When countries further up the river take the water for their own hydroelectric energy use, crop irrigation, or keep the water for their own people to drink.etc.
What are two good things about hydroelectric energy?
Its basically free (rain, or rain run-off ) if your lucky enough to live close to a river or mountains that have a dam that can convert it to hydro-electric power.
Is hydroelectric energy is an example of using a kinetic energy?
Water is stored behind a dam and possesses potential energy. When it is released and made to run down conduits down the dam to turn turbines the potential energy is converted to kinetic energy which in turn is converted to electrical energy.
How many people does it take to run a hydroelectric power plant?
to run one hydroelectric power plant it needs about 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000212212200 people to run it.
Three ways Hydroelectric power is useful to us?
Because we wouldn't be able to run businesses or do much at home with no power
How much does it cost to run a building for a day?
it cost 50$
How do you use hydroelectric energy in a sentence?
The power to run early grain mills came from hydroelectric energy provided through water wheels.
Which is better geothermal energy or hydroelectric power?
Hydroelectric power is betters because it takes longer to run out geothermal energy goes away faster.
How much money does it cost to run the Olympics?
a lot
How much does need for speed the run cost?
0.00
How much does it cost to run a commuinty center?
Millions
