hydroelectric generating power of these combined 8 dams/wind energy growth, environmental science homework help

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1.)There are 8 major hydro electric dams on the Columbia + Snake River that are thought to impeded the bulk of the salmon flow. These dams are 1) Bonneville, 2) The Dalles, 3) John Day, 4) McNary, 5) Ice Harbor, 6) Lower Monumental, 7) Little Goose and 8) Lower Granite.

a) Research and report on the the total hydroelectric generating power of these combined 8 dams. This total power is called nameplate capacity and is measured in units of MegaWatts (MW). If you multiply that nameplate capacity by 8760 then that's the total amount of energy produced in one year (in units of MegaWatt hours per year)

b) Using this resourLinks to an external site.ce for the State Electricity profiles calculate the contribution of the first 4 dams to the total percentage of Electricity Generation for Washington and Oregon.

c) Dams 5-8 only benefit Washington State. What is the extra percentage contribution of the existence of these 4 dams to the total electricity profile of Washington State?



2)Over the last few years there has been significant increases in wind power/energy facilities in Washington and Oregon.

a) Do some online research and determine the rate of wind energy growth in Oregon and Washington over the last 5 years (make sure you include your supporting data)

b) From that rate predict the installed wind capacity in both WA and OR in the year 2025 (show your process)

c) Remembering that the wind doesn't blow all of the time while stream flow does occur all of the time (but at reduced rates during dry times) write a 150 word "Blog" style argument on the feasibility of removing some of the 8 dams mentioned above because of available replacement wind power.

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Below I have attached the completed assignment. I have both excel files and word document for clarity. It you anything else feel free to let me know or if you need something cleared up, I'm here to help!

Hydroelectric Dam
Bonneville
The Dalles
John Jay
McNary
Ice Habror
Lower Monumental
Little Goose
Lower Granite
Nameplate Capacity
MW hour/year

Generating Power (MW)
1242
2160
2160
1127
693
932
932
810
10056
88090560

State
Oregon
Washington

Monthly Power (Thousand MWh)
3429
8416

Percentage of Dams 1-4 For Both WA OR
Percentage of Dams 5-8 For WA

Yearly Power (Thousand MWh)
41148
100992
To...


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