Hydroelectric Power is when a power source is used to rotate a propeller-like piece which is called a turbine. Which then turns a ingot shaft in the electric generator. This is the motor that makes the electricity that we want and need! Hydroelectric usually uses falling water to rotate the turbine. The water that leaves the turbine goes back into the stream right below the dam. There lots of pros to using hydroelectric power. One pro of hydroelectric power is that is is renewable! It's considered renewable because it uses our Earth’s water to produce electricity. The sun shines and the water heats up and begins to evaporate, which then forms clouds and then falls back onto the earth as precipitation. This implies that we can’t use it up!
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It uses natural flowing river water to turn turbines, or on a large scale with a hydroelectric dam. The dam straddles a river, blocking its progress downstream. Water collects on the upstream side of the dam, making a reservoir. The reservoir becomes battery like, storing energy that is released little by little. To let them know how much it would cost to begin drawing from the resource I would start off by telling them that it is very expensive but it'll be all worth it! Hydroelectricity is produced for an average of 0.85 cents per kilowatt-hour. “This is about 50% the cost of nuclear, 40% the cost of fossil fuel, and 25% the cost of using natural gas.” This amount of hydroelectricity will be about $3 trillion in investment and make about 60 trillion kWhs of electricity. Telling them them how my energy resource benefits our area, economy and community. I would start off by letting them know hydroelectricity is fueled by water. Which means that it's a clean source, meaning it won't cause pollution in the air like power plants that burn fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas. The energy that is generated through hydroelectricity relies on the water cycle. The water cycle is driven by the sun, making it a renewable power source. Making it more reliable than fossil
It uses natural flowing river water to turn turbines, or on a large scale with a hydroelectric dam. The dam straddles a river, blocking its progress downstream. Water collects on the upstream side of the dam, making a reservoir. The reservoir becomes battery like, storing energy that is released little by little. To let them know how much it would cost to begin drawing from the resource I would start off by telling them that it is very expensive but it'll be all worth it! Hydroelectricity is produced for an average of 0.85 cents per kilowatt-hour. “This is about 50% the cost of nuclear, 40% the cost of fossil fuel, and 25% the cost of using natural gas.” This amount of hydroelectricity will be about $3 trillion in investment and make about 60 trillion kWhs of electricity. Telling them them how my energy resource benefits our area, economy and community. I would start off by letting them know hydroelectricity is fueled by water. Which means that it's a clean source, meaning it won't cause pollution in the air like power plants that burn fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas. The energy that is generated through hydroelectricity relies on the water cycle. The water cycle is driven by the sun, making it a renewable power source. Making it more reliable than fossil