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  1. PPL will sell three hydroelectric dams in Maine

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    Tue, 7 Oct 2003

    Corp. reached an agreement with a coalition of government agencies and private groups to sell three of its nine hydroelectric dams in Maine. The coalition plans to remove or bypass the dams to restore runs of Atlantic salmon and other migratory

  2. Hydroelectric dams are gifts that keep on giving

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    Wed, 7 Dec 2011

    flow into major rivers across which we've built hydroelectric dams . By running the water behind the dam through turbines ..... relatively cheap electric rates. From where I sit, the hydroelectric dams are gifts that keep on giving - every time we switch

  1. Aneel calls for new hydro reservoirs to promote renewable energy growth

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    Wed, 9 May 2012

    Brazilian power regulator Aneel says environmental restrictions on hydroelectric dams are limiting the nation's potential to expand its renewable energy sector. Speaking at the 2nd BNamericas Hydro Power Summit

  2. BPA curtails wind generation due to increase of hydropower

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    Tue, 1 May 2012

    29 and April 30 ordered wind farms in the Pacific Northwest to cut production because of a surplus of power from hydroelectric dams , according to CBS News. BPA reportedly confirmed it issued the orders during the early morning hours of both days

  3. Quebec hydro investment

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    Mon, 21 Mar 2011

    The Canadian government is investing $6.9 million (US$7.06 million) over ten years in two hydroelectric dams in Quebec through the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power program. Both hydro projects, the Pont-Arnaud and Chute-Garneau, have

  4. Top of the Week: A Plan for Large-Scale Hydro Power

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    Fri, 18 Apr 2008

    construction or green energy resources. But last week, Manitoba Hydro took a step closer to building a new set of hydroelectric dams in the northeastern corner of the Canadian province. The firm plans to build two new dams on the Nelson River

  5. First Wind satisfied with electricity output in 2011, spokesman says

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    Sun, 20 May 2012

    the seventh-lowest state in the union for its carbon emissions from electricity generation. "When you include hydroelectric dams as renewable energy, Maine has the single-highest percentage of renewable energy in its portfolio of any state

  6. Japan says `sayonara' to nuclear power, for now

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    Sat, 5 May 2012

    option, will not yield the expected results, at least in the immediate future. Energy from renewables, including hydroelectric dams , wind and solar, account for about 10 per cent of Japan's current power generation. But the Japanese government

  7. Japan Switches off Last Nuclear Power Plant

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    Sat, 5 May 2012

    Energy from renewable sources accounts for about 10 per cent of Japan's power generation, most of that from hydroelectric dams . Wind and solar together contribute about 1 per cent. Worldwide, there has been a shift with Germany, Italy

  8. -Edmundston Energy and NB Power Agreement Provides Customers with Energy from Renewable Sources

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    Wed, 18 Apr 2012

    clients. It is the only municipal utility in New Brunswick to generate its own electricity with the help of two hydroelectric dams . MEDIA CONTACT: Mychele Poitras Tel: (506) 737-6799 Email: communication@edmundston.ca Kathleen Duguay