Articles for tag: Hydroelectric, Hydroelectric Power, Utility Costs

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Alaska Renewable Energy Options for Your Home

Depending on where he or she lives in the state, the average Alaskan resident spends somewhere between 32% and 93% more for utilities than an individual living elsewhere in the United States. The factor that weighs heaviest on the pocket books of Alaskans is housing. In 2009, Alaskans spent $759 million cumulatively for heating oil, ...

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Pros and Cons of Hydroelectric Power

Hydroelectric Power Cycle Hydroelectric Power or hydropower harnesses water to produce electricity.In the United States, more than 2,000 hydropower plants make hydroelectric power the country’s largest renewable energy source. About 10% of US energy is produced by hydropower plants. Worldwide, hydroelectric plants supply 24% of the world’s electricity to over one billion customers. Hydropower converts ...

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Five Rivers of Punjab, the Pentapotamia

Punjab is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. Most of the Punjab is an alluvial plain, It has deep and fertile soils, and bounded by mountains to the North. There are five river flows in Punjab region, although it has dry condition. Thats why, there are a rich agricultural area here. These ...

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How Hydroelectric Dams Generate Electricity

Why build a dam to produce electricity? Dams must be constructed because the force of flowing water rarely is powerful enough or consistent enough to generate large amounts of reliable electrical power. Building a dam guarantees that enough water force will be readily available to maintain a steady stream of power moving from the plant ...

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What is an “Energy Source”? How About “Energy Carriers”?

WHAT ENERGY IS NOT Whenever we think of energy, we usually envision batteries or wires carrying electricity. Or putting gas into a gas tank. Or swapping out a propane tank on our RV or barbecue. Or… STOP! All these things I just mentioned now: sorry folks, they are not energy. Forget everything you learned. Forget ...