Tuesday, September 20, 2011
TVA
I saw a story this morning about the Tennessee Valley Authority. They are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Ocoee dams. These dams have been providing cheap, efficient hydro electric power for the area since September 24th, 1911. It started out as just one dam, but in 1939, a second one was built, and a third one in 1942 during World War II. The first dam produces enough electricity to power over 14,000 homes. This goes to show you that this hydro power has been around for centuries, and it is one of the most promising alternative energies currently in use today.
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This is quite an achievement for the Tennessee Valley. It does in fact show that we can rely more on alternative energy then ever before. If we had more of these dams around the US that were as efficient as these three, then the standard of living around the US would change.
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