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Originally Posted by Hersbird
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.
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aerohead's point wasn't that there isn't room for growth in hyrdo power, only that it's relatively insignificant.
Specifically, this isn't true:
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The potential energy of freshwater returning to the ocean would provide the whole world with a lifestyle of energy usage higher than what the US enjoys.
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Hydropower is among the cheapest energy, so there's already huge incentive to tap those resources.
That graph is a bit misleading on its own because it shows electricity generation as a percentage of overall electricity generation. This shows overall generation:
