Hydropower (uses the energy of running and falling water)
Pro
 renewable
 price stability
 doesn’t pollute the air
 domestic source of energy  each
state produces their own
 it only uses water doesn’t consume it
 most reliable: it is constant unlike sun
and wind Except in case of drought
 creates lakes  tourist attraction
Con
 expensive to build and must be built to
very high standards
 in some countries people have to move
out so that it is possible to build the
power plant
 flood risk
 disrupt wildlife habitat
 may alter the water temperature and
the rivers flow may harm native
plants and animals in the river and on
the shore
 dams can made in limited areas
 plants on the bottom of the lake
decompose methane, carbon