It's staggering that a region which built its wealth on hydroelectric mills is now importing energy in the first place, let alone that the hysterical level of NIMBYism here is interfering with those imports https://twitter.com/urbanophile/status/967097701321117696 …
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I wonder about former mill villages like Bondsville and Gilbertville--they seem pretty destitute now, maybe they could start using the rapids for power instead of manufacturing
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How much power can one generate from turbines on a medium-sized river like the Swift?
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That's what I want to know! But there are dozens, if not hundreds, of sites in Massachusetts alone which fall into this category--what happens if they're all generating again?
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Probably not much, because hydro potential in Massachusetts has to be divided by a high population density. It's not Sweden or Canada.
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State population is around 6 million
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And state land area is 20,000 km^2, hence high population density.
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Compared to Sweden and Canada
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Yes. The European countries with Massachusetts' density don't have much hydro power. You need to be wet and empty.
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