How Hydroelectricity Affects People:
How Hydroelectricity will change people's everyday lives
Effect to the job market areas and buisnesses
The cost citizen's would have to pay for Hydro Electricity
How does the use of Hydroelectricity compare with the rest of the world
How much Hydro Energy the World uses compared to other renewable energy's
- 20% of the world’s electricity consumption in 2006 was generated with hydroelectricity
- Hydropower does not pollute the water or the air
How Hydroelectricity will change people's everyday lives
- They will hear the sounds of nature
- Fuel is not burned so there is minimal pollution
- Water to run the power plant is provided free by nature
- Hydropower plays a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Relatively low operations and maintenance costs
- The technology is reliable and proven over time
- It's renewable - rainfall renews the water in the reservoir, so the fuel is almost always there
- If a family lives near a hydropower their house will run on hydroelectricity instead of electricity
Effect to the job market areas and buisnesses
- More jobs will be available
- The sharing market won't rise up because hydro energy is not cheap
- It effects jobs and businesses by long-term investment opportunity for the community.
The cost citizen's would have to pay for Hydro Electricity
- Citizens have been paying 10 cents per kWH
- In the future the price will increase by 40 cents
- The citizen's would have to pay for their houses in case water breaks through the dam
- The average reduction for residential customers will be $6 a month if you get rid of debt retirement
- A family of four with an income of less than $28,000 under the proposed Ontario Electricity Support Program for low-income citizins would be eligible for a $38 monthly credit, or $455 per year.
How does the use of Hydroelectricity compare with the rest of the world
- Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010
How much Hydro Energy the World uses compared to other renewable energy's
- Hydro power doesn't burn fuel unlike wind energy, that's one reason why more people use hydropower instead of wind
- Solar can only be powered when there is sun, unlike hydroelectricity which would keep going and not stop.
- Wind energy can only be powered when the windmills are turning and that requires wind, furthermore when the wind stops the windmill stops turning and doesn't create energy, unlike hydro energy which would keep going because it is a ongoing source
- Canada is the most largest provider right before China
- With a lot of rivers across Canada, Canada has hydropower in all of its regions
- The top provinces that produce Hydro energy are Quebec, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and labrador
- In 2006 Canada used 59% of Hydro energy
This a Graph showing Hydro energy compared to other renewable energy sources.