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How Do We Get Useful Energy From Hydroelectricity ?
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How Do We Get Useful Energy From Hydroelectricity ? * Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into electricity. * The most common type of hydroelectric power plant uses a dam on a river to store water in a reservoir. Water released from the reservoir flows through a turbine, spinning it, which in turn activates a generator to produce electricity. * Hydroelectric power doesn't necessarily require a large damn. Some hydroelectric just use a small canal to channel the river water through a turbine. * Another type of hydroelectric power plant- called a pumped storage plant- can even store power. The power is sent from a power grid into the electric generators. The generators then spin the turbines backward, which causes the turbines to pump water from a river or lower reservoir to an upper reservoir, where the power is stored. To use the power, the water is...
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