Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Hydro power

If I where to build a house with any energy source, I would use hydro power. I chose this power source because it is renewable and has a lot of potential energy. I would by a plot of land by a river and dam up part of it. This would provide my house energy and it would not pollute the air. I find this a very good energy source.

Now, there are some problems to hydro power, but they are easily fixed and every thing has its problems! First, I would fix the flooding problem that comes when you first dam the river. I would use this water to irrigate near by farm land, or if there is no farm land, I would use this water to make a recreational lake. There by negating the after math of flooding many acres of land. Next, I would fix the problem of disrupting the migration pattern of any fish in the river. To fix this problem, I would build a small stream to the side of the dam so that the fish could continue there basic route.

All in all, hydro power is a great energy source! It is renewable, clean, and has few disadvantages. It could power a large part of America. I hope we all start to see the true potential of hydro power.

1 comment:

  1. I agree that you should use Hydropower. Hydro power is good because the water never stops moving like how wind stops blowing. You did really well.

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