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This dimension marks whether an energy facility is currently operating, under construction or decommissioned. Wikipedia notes that the energy source a facility uses to turn its generator "varies widely," and a facility's own operating status can likewise change many times over its working life. Browsing by status separates facilities currently operating from those retired or still being built.

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Era of Emergence
1878 1
Physical Basis
Mechanical (Hydraulic) 1
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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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