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Hydroelectric Power
A water turbine driving a dynamo gives electricity from rivers: the Vulcan Street plant (1882) was among the first, Niagara (1895) the first giant.
Open in the interactive tree →The Vulcan Street plant in Appleton, Wisconsin, started in 1882 and lit nearby buildings from a river. Large dams and plants followed and hydropower became the first renewable source supplying electricity on a national scale.
Prerequisites
- Water Turbine1827
- Dynamo & Electric Motor1831-1866
Unlocks
- Pumped-Storage Hydropower~1890
- AC Power & Large Power Plants1895Niagara's hydro plant was the first large AC power plant
Sources
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- Wood, Charcoal & Coal~1709
- Steam Engine1712
- Voltaic Pile (First Battery)1800
- Water Turbine1827
- Dynamo & Electric Motor1831-1866
- Fuel Cell1839
- Oil & Natural Gas1859
- Rechargeable Battery1859