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Originally Posted by aerohead
I watched a 24-part lecture series on energy from 'Great Courses',and the PhD doing the series said that most locals,which are sited to take advantage of hydro are already tapped.
And presently,as mountain glaciers melt away,Earth is losing more and more streams,rivers,and reservoirs for hydro.You ought to look at Hoover Dam right now from the air.It will break your heart.
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Actually very few already damed reservoirs have hydro generators on the outlets. That would be a start. Then take something like the Mississippi and add dams and generators every 50 miles. Not to create a reservoir but just to tap that moving water. Move the barge traffic onto rails.