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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And state land area is 20,000 km^2, hence high population density.
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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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If you want to rely solely on hydro and have a surplus for export, sure, but the aforementioned countries still use some, yes?
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Belgium and the Netherlands (the Massachusetts-comparable countries) have very little hydro and mostly use fossil fuels.
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They have no hills to speak of so no viable sources of hydropower on their waterways. MA is much less dense and is bursting at the seams w rivers that can (and have) make power
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Plus, NL uses their big rivers, including Rheine, for inland shipping.
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Ya our rivers are too steep and narrow for shipping
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