Simulation Models Optimize Water Power (IMAGE)

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Simulation Models Optimize Water Power

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The hydroelectric plants in the Columbia River basin in the Pacific Northwest generate 22,000 MW in output. In the photo: a dam wall in the many-branched dam system.

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