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How realistic is hydropower?
•20% of the world's electricity production
•2400 hydropower dams in the US•95% efficiency of turbines
How much will we use this in the future?
•Hydroelectric power has been maxed out in the United States--not the case in most other countries.
•True future of hydroelectric power worldwide depends on scientists to make technological breakthroughs.
Pros
•One of greenest•Little maintenance•Combined cost slightly > fossil fuel
plant•Built over dams•Flexible•Safe