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What are the good and bad effects of building dams to run hydroelectric power plants?
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∙ 11y ago
Good things about it: It is a renewable energy source, it is reliable, it is virtually free after you build a dam (except for the upkeep of the dam), it generates huge amounts of power, it can be used for flood control, and it creates jobs for people.
Bad things about it: (These things apply to dams with reservoirs, not run-of-the-river dams) The reservoirs displace people and the dams hold back nutrient-rich sediment that would fertilize areas further downstream.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe dams that are built in order to generate hydroelectric power also cause massive flooding of the region behind the dam. New lakes are created where there used to be only a river. Changing the pattern of water flow can also cause problems with silt deposits, with fish migratory patterns, or other previous environmental adaptations.
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∙ 11y agothe good effects are that you are saving the water for feature use the future. the bad effects are that you are allowing the plant to get the water that they need to they will die ease
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How have people changed the land in Romania?
Building hydroelectric power plants, water reservoirs, dams, channels, bridges, tunnels, destroying forests, draining swamps (sometimes indiscriminate), destroying lands by pollution and illegal construction etc.
What type of energy is created from the power of water?
Hydroelectric power.
Does Louisiana use hydroelectricity?
Yes, Louisiana does use hydroelectricity. It has multiple hydroelectric power plants, including the world's largest prefabricated one in Vidalia, Louisiana.
How has hydroelectric power changed over the years?
Lol it hasnt...
South America is the world leader in what type of power generation?
Hydroelectric
What are the good and bad of building dams to run hydroelectric power plants?
the good effects are that you are saving the water for feature use the future. the bad effects are that you are allowing the plant to get the water that they need to they will die ease
Where is the hydroelectric power plants in India?
'Where are the hydroelectric power plants in India located?' will be a grammatically correct question, not 'where is'.
What New Deal program focused on the building of dams and power plants using hydroelectric power in the south?
Tennessee Valley Authority
What is a draw back for hydroelectric energy?
Hydroelectric power plants generate very little electric current for the cost of building, using, and maintaining the equipment used to produce it.
How are water wheels similar to hydroelectric power plants?
Moving water turns both water wheels and hydroelectric power plants.
Are hydroelectric power plants dams?
yes
What do coal power plants and hydroelectric power plants have in common?
They both generate electricity.
Why do agus and pulangi hydroelectric power are called complexes?
why do agus and pulangi hydroelectric power plants are called complexes?
What is a central hydroelectric?
I believe it is a usage of hydroelectric power being the focus of a building or project's power. So it is the central vocalpoint.
How many hydroelectric plants exist in the US?
There area little over 850 Hydroelectric Power plants in the United States
How many hydroelectric power plants are there in India?
12
How many hydroelectric power plants are in the US?
36
