Subj : Electricity
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Apr 05 2025 09:30:00

> Water generators are the best, but few areas have a good spot to
> set that up. Not too long ago they were talking about a water
> genertor plant (Hydro Electricity?) in Ontario that has been in
> service so long that they have to convert the 25 cycle power to
> 60 cycle. We got rid of 25 cycle power in the mid 1950's.

> I'm sure that one has paid for itself.   B)

Once upon a time, didn't Canada actually reroute, or reverse, the flow of
some of their rivers in order to build more hydro plants?

> For many decades we had so much of that that our power company is
> called Ontario Hydro and most Canadians refer to all power as Hydro
> (have you paid the Hydro bill?), something we have to avoid when
> travelling in the USA or it gives us away as visiting Canadians..  B)

The city I grew up in had a huge hydro plan at the falls on the river.  I
toured it as a Cub Scout. ;)  It made a big impression.  The Canadian
references to "hydro" may seem more logical to me than others.

Mike

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