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How hydel power electricity is generated?

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Hydroelectric power is produced with moving water

At hydropower plants water flows through a pipe, or penstock, then pushes against and turns blades in a turbine to spin a generator to produce electricity. ... Most U.S. hydropower facilities have dams and storage reservoirs.

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