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Old 08-14-2021, 03:08 PM   #84 (permalink)
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As seen with the Orville dam the United States has already hit and surpassed peak domestic hydroelectric power.
The folk songs about hydro power have gone downhill too.

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Global Use of Hydroelectricity | EARTH 104: Earth and the ...
https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth104/node/1060
More than 150 countries produce some hydroelectricity, although around 50% of all hydro-power is produced by just four countries: China, Brazil, Canada, and the United States. China is by far the largest hydro-power producer on the planet, as shown in the figure below.
If those West Taiwanese get pushy, someone will pop the Three Gorges dam. [did I say that out loud?]
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