1. It’s pretty DAM important!

2. * Hydroelectric Energy: uses kinetic energy of moving water to turn turbines to generate electricity. Run-of-River Storage Pumped-Storage Offshore

3. * Hoover Dam, U.S. * Three Gorges Dam, China * Bratsk Power Plant, Russia * Itaipu Dam, South Africa * Grand Coulee Dam, US

4. * Water is provided naturally = minimal pollution. * Reliable and Renewable Energy Source * 0 Power to Maximum Output * Multipurpose * No water consumption

5. * Displacement of animal populations * Huge Losses of forest * Destroyed habitats of animals and humans * Changes in water quality * Loss or modified fish habitat

6. * Provides clean and cheap (maintenance) energy * Helps to fight climate change * Collects rain water (consumption and irrigation) * Improves the air we breathe * Offers electricity, highways, industry

7. * Produced for 85 cents kwh * No inflating operating costs * $10m spent on research and development on hydropower * Startup costs range from 1 billion - 20 billion * Maintenance costs low

8. * National Environmental Policy Act * Endangered Species Act * Clean Water Act * Rivers and Harbors Act * Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

9. * 11 states get more than 10% of their electricity from hydropower * Only 3% of 80,000 dams actually generate power * 90%+ efficiency * Main energy source for 30+ countries * It began being used 100+ years ago.

10. https://youtu.be/rnPEtwQtmGQ

11. * http://energy.gov/eere/water/types- hydropower-plants http://energy.gov/eere/water/types- hydropower-plants * https://www.hydropower.org/types-of- hydropower https://www.hydropower.org/types-of- hydropower * https://rayblessed.wordpress.com/2013/12/21 /water-energy-top-10-most-famous- hydroelectric-power-plants/ https://rayblessed.wordpress.com/2013/12/21 /water-energy-top-10-most-famous- hydroelectric-power-plants/ * http://energy.gov/eere/water/benefits- hydropower http://energy.gov/eere/water/benefits- hydropower