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ten things you don't knoe about hydro Power

10. Hydropower is one of the oldest power sources on the planet, generating power when flowing water spins a wheel or turbine. It was used by farmers as far back as ancient Greece for mechanical tasks like grinding grain. Hydropower is also a renewable energy source and produces no air pollution or toxic byproducts. Learn more about the history of hydropower.

9. When most people think of hydropower, they imagine the Hoover Dam -- a huge facility storing the power of an entire river behind its walls -- but hydropower facilities can be tiny too, taking advantage of water flows in municipal water facilities or irrigation ditches. They can even be “dam-less,” with diversions or run-of-river facilities channeling part of a stream through a powerhouse before the water rejoins the main river.

8. Niagara Falls was the site of the country’s first hydroelectric generating facility -- built in 1881 when Charles Brush connected a generator to turbines powered by the falls and used the electricity to power nighttime lighting for visiting tourists. America’s first commercial hydropower facility was built in 1882 in Appleton, Wisconsin -- powering lighting for a paper mill and multiple homes.  

7. Every state uses hydropower for electricity, and some states use a lot of it. About 66 percent of Washington State’s electricity comes from hydropower. America’s hydropower industry has more than 100 gigawatts of hydropower capacity and employs an estimated 200,000-300,000 people.

6. Hydropower costs less than most energy sources. States that get the majority of their electricity from hydropower, like Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, have energy bills that are lower than the rest of the country.  

5. Over the last decade, hydroelectricity provided about seven percent of the electricity generated in the United States and 63 percent of the electricity from all renewable sources, finds the Energy Information Administration.

4. Some hydropower facilities can quickly go from zero power to maximum output, making them ideal for meeting sudden changes in demand for electricity. Because hydropower plants can dispatch power to the grid immediately, they provide essential back-up power during major electricity disruptions such as the 2003 blackout that affected the northeastern states and southern Canada. Read a recent report about other services hydropower can provide to the electric grid.

3. Another type of hydropower called pumped storage works like a battery, storing the electricity generated by other power sources like solar, wind, and nuclear for later use. It stores energy by pumping water uphill to a reservoir at higher elevation from a second reservoir at a lower elevation. When the power is needed, the water is released and turns a turbine, generating electricity.

2. Devices at dams can help fish and other wildlife move freely around dams and between sections of rivers. Fish ladders and fish elevators are just some of the techniques used to help fish migrate.

1. Dams are built for a number of uses in addition to producing electricity, such as irrigation, shipping and navigation, flood control or to create reservoirs for recreational activities. In fact, only 3 percent of the nation’s 80,000 dams currently generate power. An Energy Department-funded study found that 12 GW of hydroelectric generating capacity could be added to existing dams around the country. View the full report and the interactive map on the energy potential of non-powered dams. 

 

Congrats to Telangana People

Advance congratulations to the Telangana People.Their long pending aspiration is realizing soon. Thanks to Congress Party for taking decision in favour of Telangana State.With this all political formalities are over.Thanks to the U.P.A allies for supporting Telangana State.Thanks to the K..C.R. and T.R.S.Party,champion of Telangana .Thanks to the J.A.C. led by Kodandaram.Thanks to the all Telangana employees participated in Sakalajanula Samme. Thanks to the all other Political Parties in the state supporting Telangana State.Thanks to the Y.S Jagan and his Party for being emerged as strong alternative to the Congress,B.J.P.&T.D.P.in   Seemandra .Now Ball is in the court of Central Governament. Let us hope Cental Governament will intiate legal and constitutional measures soon to form Telangana State and let us hope once again that  Congress will not back track on its decision and this  will not be a  political gimmick .Now what led the Congress Party to take a decision in favour of  Telangana  State. Is it Y.S Jagan factor in the Seemandra region? or is it  diminishing hope of getting seats in next general elections to gain power at central. I think both and many other reasons may led the Congress Party to take favourable decision. Congress will always find options  to get seats and form government at central level. Anyhow it is the victory of Telangana People,especially youth who sacrified theirlives for Telangana cause, and people celebrate the occasion.
 

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Will Congress Party take  a decision on  Telangana State in the  next CWC meeting  which will be expected to be held in the last week of this month or send it to cold storage.Any how it is a difficult decision to take,but decision has to take,it can be as soon as possible.Otherwise it will loose badly in the next  Genral   Elections to the Parliament  and State Assembly in Telangana region,it already lost its hope of getting seats  in Andhra and Rayalaseema as on today as per the news in the media.Jagan Mohan Reddy though in the Jail,attracting the people in that area.The then C.M.  Rajashekar Reddy followers and fans cast vote to the Jagan Party, no doubt in that. So Congress will loose the battle in both areas,if it does not fulfill  the long pending aspirations  of Telangana People. Then it will be a costly affair to the Party,because it is  already very  weak in many parts of the country and no hopes of getting considerable seats to occupy Power. Andhra Pradesh is always with Congress Party in  many times in difficult positions. So if lost  in   A.P.it lost Power in Central.