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1881- Niagra AFalls City street lamps powered by hydropower 1882-First hydroelectic power plant was built in Appleton, Wisconsin, on the Fox River. 1886-About 45 water-powered electic plants in the US and Canada 1887-San Bernardino, California, opens first hydroelectic plain in the west 1889-Two hundred electic plants in the US use waterpower for some or all generation 1901-First Federal Water Power Act 1907-Hydropower provides 15% of the US electrical generation 1920-Hydropower provides 25% of the US electrical generation. Federal Power Act establishes Federal Power Commision authority to issue licenses for hydro developement on public lands 1937-Bonnevill Dam, first Federal Dam, befins operation on the Columbia River. 2003-About 10% of the US electricity comes from Hydropower

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Landen Heaney

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