Interesting Facts About Hydroelectric Power

Hydroelectric Power has been around quite some time now, with the Hoover dam as one of America's most popular examples. However, waterpower would soon experience a rebirth in the shape of hydroelectric power. The modern terms "hydroelectric power" and "hydropower" typically describe terms that have only recently been discussed (when I say recently I mean within the last 25 years). At the start of the 20th century, hydroelectric power in the United States came old with one event: the invention of the of the electrical generator. The primary industrial hydroelectric power plant was engineered in 1882 on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, so as to supply 12.5kilowatts of power to light up the City.