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Not the OP, but usually hydro is excluded because it's "old renewable" and most potential sources have already been developed.
by danmaz74 10y ago
Not the OP, but usually hydro is excluded because it's "old renewable" and most potential sources have already been developed.
- ska 10y agoDue to silting, most hydro isn't really renewable either iiuc. It's just looks that way for long enough that we tend to talk about it that way.
- snowwindwaves 10y agoReservoirs filling with silt may reduce storage which would turn the dam in to a run of river plant. Less control over when the electricity is made. Also reservoirs could be dredged out to allow the silt to continue its way downstream.