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What is the greatest environmental cost of hydroelectric power?
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Destruction of free-running rivers and their ecosystems
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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 does hydroelectric energy affect the people that use it?
Hydroelectric energy reaches the user as electricity in the grid distribution system, the user can't tell where it comes from. So the question should just be how does electricity affect people, which is obvous I would think.
Is using hydroelectric power expensive or cheap?
There is usually a large one off initial capital outlay, for example to build a dam. After that the electricity produced is almost zero cost You will usually be sued also, but it is too clean to turn down.
What are the Advantages of solar and wind power?
Advantages common to both:No fuel cost.Low pollution and environmental impact.Can be installed in smaller capacities than traditional power plants.Advantages of wind power: moderate to high net energy yield, high efficiency, moderate capital cost, low electricity cost, very low environmental impact, no CO2 emissions, quick construction, easily expanded, can be located at sea, land below/around turbines can be used for other purposesAdvantages of solar power:Solar Cells: fairly high net energy yield, work on cloudy days, quick installation, easily expanded or moved, no CO2 emissions, low environmental impact, last 20-40 years, low land use, reduces dependence on fossil fuels
Do the benefits of nuclear power overweigh the cost?
Yes, the benefits of nuclear power over weigh the cost of producing it.
What is greatest environmental cost of hydroelectric power?
Destruction of free-running rivers and their ecosystems
How cost effective is hydroelectric power?
very
Is it possible to use entirely green energy sources to power a city?
Yes, hydroelectric could power a city. The issue with most green energy sources is cost and inability to obtain uninterrupted power on demand. Hydroelectric does not have these limitations. It does have some negative environmental impacts, just as all energy sources do.
What is the cost for hydroelectric power?
The cost is the difference of thousands of families without jobs
What is the greatest environmental cost of fossil fuels?
Global warming.
How much does hydroelectric power cost?
It may cos around 100 MWh
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.
What has the author Linda Lorraine May written?
Linda Lorraine May has written: 'Economic and environmental trade-offs in Washington small-scale hydropower evaluation' -- subject(s): Cost effectiveness, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Water resources development, Hydroelectric power plants, United States, United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Water resources development
What is the environmental cost of using wind turbines?
Wind turbines generate energy using wind power. This does not affect the surrounding environment, therefore their environmental cost would be minimal.
What is one drawback to hydroelectric?
The major hurdle associated with hydro power is to ensure uniform availability of water which is not possible as water availability is gioverened by nature. The huge capital cost ( almost three to four times than thermal power) is another drawback yielda higher unit rate of production.
Is hydroelectricity more or less expensive than fossil fuels?
In general, hydroelectric power generation is much cheaper than plants using fossil fuels. In the second attached link, it is stated that the average operating cost for a hydroelectric plant is around six cents per kilowatt while an fossil fuel power plants operating cost average is above 2 cents per kilowatt.
What does it cost to build a hydroelectric dam?
$300 million dollars to build hydroelectric dam......
