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Most dams have very low generating capacity...
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Glen Canyon Dam myths, from an Engineering perspective...
rlhartman
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Not that I think it would be removed, but why is there a "replacement" issue? GC doesn't make much hydropower.
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"The hydro plants related to Lake Powell generate about 22,000 GW-hr of electricity annually"...
rlhartman
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I wonder how many hydroelectric dams in the world make even as much power as a modern coal plant.
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Pinecricker
...there are only a handful of big ones. It takes big river systems to generate significant amounts of energy.
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But at least hydro is clean. Would you rather have a dam or a coal plant in your neighborhood?
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In the majority of cases with dams, you get a lake where your river used to be...
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