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The world's first central hydroelectric station began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin. It had a capacity of lighting 250 lights.
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The first of its kind, was developed at Portrush, Ireland.
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The first and oldest commercial hydroelectric power plant in Europe. Located in Croatia.
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The river around the Niagara Falls was developed for commercial hydroelectric generation.
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The largest and last masonry dam built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation was in Arizona. It was completed in1911. Its power output was 4,500 kW.
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TVA established. It brought hydroelectric power plants to the Tennessee River Valley.
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Authority extended to all hydroelectric projects built by utilities engaged in interstate commerce.
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The Dam first generated power, producing at about 130,000 kw.
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By 1940, hydroelectric power supplied 75% of the electricity used in the western part of the U.S. It also supplied one-third of the U.S' total electricity
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The largest dam in the United States was built. It is along the Columbia River in Washington State.
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By 1945, Canada got 94% of total electricity generation from hydroelectricity.
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Lewiston, NY. Collapsed in 1956 killing one worker. Damage was estimated to be at 100 million dollars.
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The only hydroelectric plant on the Gordon River. Located in SW Tasmania, Australia.
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This dam is located on Parana River, the border of Brazil and Paraguay. It is the largest hydroelectricity generating plant in South America, and the second largest in the world.
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The largest hydroelectric power plant in Russia. It is on the Uehisei River.
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10% of the US' electricity came from hydroelelctric power by 1997.
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It is located in China on the Yangtze River. It is the largest hydroelectric power plant in the world. It was fully completed and opened on 2008.
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Station suffered an accident that caused flooding and a transformer explosion. As of September 4, 74 people were listed dead.
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2000 years ago, the Greeks used water wheels to grind wheat into flower. This was the first machine that is the closest to a hydroelectric power plant.
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Only 7% of the US' power is produced by hydroelectric power plants, while the rest is mostly from fossil-fuels.
