Anyone do Hydroelectric?

[qazwsxedc34]

As a heathen plebeian slob, I am interested in a homeowner hydroelectric system. Obviously you need a running stream/river nearby, and downstream piping but the efficiency compared to Solar and how much you can generate for a decent price is hard to beat. 4.5kw system is 999!

 

[yungona]

As a heathen plebeian slob, I am interested in a homeowner hydroelectric system. Obviously you need a running stream/river nearby, and downstream piping but the efficiency compared to Solar and how much you can generate for a decent price is hard to beat. 4.5kw system is 999!

dig large trench

steal hamsters from petsmart

massive hamster wheel powers rudders to move water

free power

profit

 

[Casey]

Any water body with enough flow for this is going to be governed by the state in all likelihood, not saying you shouldn’t look into it but most fish bearing habitat is surveyed regularly people are going to see that shit and say something.

 

[qazwsxedc34]

Any water body with enough flow for this is going to be governed by the state in all likelihood, not saying you shouldn’t look into it but most fish bearing habitat is surveyed regularly people are going to see that shit and say something.

Idc, if I do it it will be a large river so the water diversion will be minimal from the overall body of water flow and the water will flow back into the river anyway without any chemicals. It's on property but it still might be surveyed. I wonder if there are any areas in the Northeast that allow this or have minimal codes/regulations.

But that river passes two junk yards that pollute the river but that is apparently fine.

 

[ASSholebomber22]

Do the calculations of how much water you must dam for 4.5kw and see if it's worth it for you and for the resounding ecosystem. If you don't know how to do those calculations, buy solar cells and electric 'generators' instead.

**This post was edited on Aug 22nd 2022 at 11:28:37pm

 

[Casey]

Idc, if I do it it will be a large river so the water diversion will be minimal from the overall body of water flow and the water will flow back into the river anyway without any chemicals. It's on property but it still might be surveyed. I wonder if there are any areas in the Northeast that allow this or have minimal codes/regulations.

But that river passes two junk yards that pollute the river but that is apparently fine.

Well If you look for a place that’s already using water diverted from a river somehow you’d be grandfathered in to continue with that use in one way or another. New shit would require crazy permitting, old shit gets to stay generally