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 resource 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?
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