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Hydropower Upgrades to Yield Added Generation at Average Costs Less Than 4 cents per kWh - Without New Dams

November 4, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $30.6 million in Recovery Act funding for the selection of seven hydropower projects that modernize hydropower infrastructure by increasing efficiency and... Full Article at All American Patriots

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  1. One of the best opportunities we have to increase our supply of clean energy is by bringing our hydropower systems into the 21st Century ... With this investment, we can create jobs, help our environment and give more renewable power to our economy without building a single new dam.
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  1. PITTSBURGH, PA - JANUARY 7: (FILE PHOTO) A person walks outside the Alcoa corporate headquarters January 7, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alcoa announced a second quarter loss of $454 million on July 8, 2009.
  2. WASHINGTON - APRIL 22: Duke Energy President and CEO Jim Rogers (3rd L) testifies with (L-R) Alcoa Inc.
  3. PITTSBURGH, PA - JANUARY 7: People walk into Alcoa corporate headquarters January 7, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alcoa announced they would layoff 13 percent of their workforce, or 13,500 employees worldwide.
  4. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu (C) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, as U.S. President Barack Obama stands behind prior to their talks at the Diaoyutai State Guest House November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China.
  5. DEARBORN, MI. - JUNE 23: Ford Motor Company employees gather to listen to Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu speak at an event where it was announced that the government, through the U.S. Department of Energy, will loan the company $5.9 billion dollars June 23...
  6. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu (R) speaks to the media alongside U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, May 18, 2009.
  7. WASHINGTON - MAY 18: (L-R) U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, National Institute of Standards and Technology Deputy Director George Arnold and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke walk out of the West Wing to talk to the news media following a White House meeting to advance Smart Grid development at the...
  8. WASHINGTON - APRIL 22: U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill April 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Obama Administration cabinet members answered questions about the proposed 2009 American Clean Energy and Security Act.
  9. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: National Petroleum Council Subcommittee Coordinator Alan Kelley attends the 118th meeting of the NPC at the Fairmont Hotel September 17, 2008 in Washington, DC.The council's report 'Facing the Hard Truths about Energy,' published in 2007, was requested by U.S. Energy...

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