Dams: Power Up!
Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn how dams are used to make electricity.
More than 7% of America’s electricity comes from hydroelectric dams. Learn how the movement of water can be turned into electrical power and why dams may become a greater source of electricity.
Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by Sparklight, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Dams: Power Up!
Clip: Special | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
More than 7% of America’s electricity comes from hydroelectric dams. Learn how the movement of water can be turned into electrical power and why dams may become a greater source of electricity.
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Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by Sparklight, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.