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Solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower, and biomass are all used  Mecklenburg county as an alternative energy source.

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In the early 1940’s, hydroelectric produced about 40% of the nation’s electricity. Since then, our dependency for fossil fuels have risen greatly.

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Dams can harm the environment by altering plant life which effects the entire ecosystem, flooding, and wildlife that can get caught in the blades of the turbines and blocking fish who must return upstream to spawn (ex:salmon).

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Today, dams are built across waterways to utilize hydroelectric energy to generate electricity.

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Hydroelectric energy only accounts for 10% of the energy in produced in NC and the USA

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Hydropower has been around for centuries. (Ex: waterwheel)

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Electricity that is produced from the energy of moving water.