[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Here in the east, much smaller dams can produce electricity to be fed into the grid and there are hundreds that are feasible electricity producers. Unlike wind, dams don’t stop producing power when there is too much water they simply keep going and dump the excess water. New generator tech makes the small dams very effective energy produces.

Northern Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan have hundreds of small hydro projects. All of them aging badly and falling into disrepair. The water is still there and the only thing lacking is the will to apply some of that new technology. Most of the old dams are low head and have minimal environmental impact.

Regards,
GtG

[cripplecreek]

The dam where I live in southern Michigan has something like 15 foot of head holding 4 or 5 hundred acres of water. It won't produce megawatts of power but it would power every house in this little town with excess to be fed into the grid.