King Cove Hydropower Plant

From U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy:

This week’s Throwback Thursday photo comes from 1994 when engineers first switched on the 800-kilowatt King Cove, #Alaska, hydropower plant and started producing electricity for a rural area that previously generated power with expensive diesel-fueled generators. Most small-scale hydropower projects such as this use a "run of river" design that generates#electricity by diverting only part of the stream.
Our Water Power Program pioneers research for#hydropower technologies that improve performance, lower costs, and ultimately support the United States' ability to sustainably meet its growing #energydemands. Learn more: http://go.usa.gov/PwH9.
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