E
Hydroelectric (hydropower) energy employS the force of falling water to drive
turbine-generatorS to produce electricity. Hydropower produceS more electricity
than any other alternative energy Source. It haS been eStimated that hydroelectric
power will decline from 389 billion KW in the US in 1999 to 298 billion KW in 2020.
ThiS decline iS expected becauSe moSt of the beSt SiteS for hydropower have
already been developed and becauSe of concernS about the adverSe impact that
large-Scale hydroelectric facilitieS may have on the environment.
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |