This dimension groups energy facilities by the era in which they were commissioned. Wikipedia notes that power stations have long relied on burning "fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas to generate electricity," a reliance whose share among facilities has shifted with every commissioning era since. Browsing by commissioned era lets a visitor compare facilities built in the same period.
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1. Hydroelectricity - Wikipedia
Hydroelectricity, History section, Cragside sentence
In 1878, the world's first hydroelectric power scheme was developed at Cragside in Northumberland, England, by William Armstrong.
Hydroelectricity, lead section, potential energy sentence
Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine and generator.
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