Hydropower!

Kristen and Sara discuss the pros and cons of using water to produce electricity. Listen in to learn the three main ways we currently produce hydropower, the environmental impacts, and how hydropower might fit in to the future of energy production. 

Resources for this episode:

Planning a Microhydropower System | Department of Energy

Dam that threatens orangutan habitat faces three-year delay

BATANG TORU HYDROPOWER PROJECT Factcheck and References on Key Issues

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre: Dam Displacement

Why hydropower is the forgotten giant of clean energy

UN warns most will live downstream of ageing large dams by 2050 | Flooding | The Guardian

What Is Green Power? | US EPA

Hydropower Basics | Department of Energy

Hydropower explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Hydropower: US Department of Energy

Why aren't we looking at more hydropower? | MIT Climate Portal

Hydropower - IEA

Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity - Energy Education

Where hydropower is generated - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Hydro power by state in 2022 (United States)