What are the uses of hydroelectricity in BC

What is hydroelectricity?

• Hydroelectricity (hydropower) is electricity generated using the energy of moving water.

Good thing about hydroepower

• It is cheapest way to generate electricity.
• You can store the water for grain.
• It doesn't make bad gas.

Bad thing about hydroepower

• Hydroepower plant change the water temperature and the river's flow. This may harm native plants ,animal in the river and on the land.
• You need to cut the 1000s of trees to build hydroelectricity.

How hydroelectricity works?

• Water flow to inside of dam.
• Water make generator spin.
• Generator make electricity
• Electricity go to houses and building.

How hydroelectricity works?

• Water flows inside the dam.
• Water spin the generator.
• Generator make energy and sent to houses.

Picture for hydroelectricity .

When the hydroelectricity invented?

• When and where:On September 30,1882 in USA.
• They output about made 12.5kilowatts.
• 1898 in BC near by victora.

Fun facts

• Hydroelectricity is one of oldest power source.
• Canada is top 1 hydroelectricity generate country in the world.
• It cost $20billon to build hydroelectricity.

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