Our company supports using an alternative form of energy that has many advantages:
80% efficiency
low cost electricity
no CO2 emissions during operation
provides flood control below the dam
provides water for year round irrigation of cropland
reservoir is useful for fishing and recreation
long life span
energy is virtually free once the dam is built
no waste or pollution produced
reliable
water can be stored above the dam ready to cope with peaks in demand
hydro-electric power stations can increase to full power very quickly, unlike other power stations
electricity can be generated constantly
80% efficiency
low cost electricity
no CO2 emissions during operation
provides flood control below the dam
provides water for year round irrigation of cropland
reservoir is useful for fishing and recreation
long life span
energy is virtually free once the dam is built
no waste or pollution produced
reliable
water can be stored above the dam ready to cope with peaks in demand
hydro-electric power stations can increase to full power very quickly, unlike other power stations
electricity can be generated constantly
When compared to other means of producing electricity, hydroelectric production costs run about one third those of either fossil-fueled (coal or oil) or nuclear power plants, and is less than one fourth the cost of gas turbine electricity production.