https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v alternative energy en-us 2016-07-12 15:40:21 UTC 2016-07-12 15:52:02 UTC hello@padlet.com 437664 https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116281887 Hydropower is one of the oldest power sources on the planet, generating power when flowing water spins a wheel or turbine. It was used by farmers as far back as ancient Greece for mechanical tasks like grinding grain.]]> 2016-07-12 15:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116281887 437664 https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116281930  Niagara Falls was the site of the country’s first hydroelectric generating facility -- built in 1881 when Charles Brush connected a generator to turbines powered by the falls and used the electricity to power nighttime lighting for visiting tourists. ]]> 2016-07-12 15:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116281930 437664 https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116281962 Every state uses hydropower for electricity, and some states use a lot of it. Over 70 percent of Washington State’s electricity comes from hydropower, and 11 states get more than 10 percent of their electricity from hydropower.]]> 2016-07-12 15:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116281962 437664 https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116282015  Hydropower costs less than most energy sources. States that get the majority of their electricity from hydropower, like Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, have energy bills that are lower than the rest of the country.]]> 2016-07-12 15:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116282015 437664 https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116282023 Hydroelectricity provides about seven percent of the electricity generated in the United States and about half of the electricity from all renewable sources.]]> 2016-07-12 15:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116282023 437664 https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116282090 http://energy.gov/articles/top-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-hydropower

https://rayblessed.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/water-energy-top-10-most-famous-hydroelectric-power-plants/

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=1750

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_power_stations_in_the_world

https://www.co.iredell.nc.us/713/About-Iredell-County]]> 2016-07-12 15:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116282090 437664 https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116282221 There is a hydroelectric plant, ran by Duke Energy, in Lookout Shoals Iredell County. ]]> 2016-07-12 15:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/437664/nbp93bq29p2v/wish/116282221