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Southeastern Power Administration was created in 1950 by the Secretary of the
Interior to carry out the functions assigned to the Secretary by the Flood Control Act
of 1944. In 1977, Southeastern was transferred to the newly created Department of Energy.
Southeastern, headquartered in Elberton, Georgia, has the responsibility to market the electric
power and energy generated at...
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Wondering how hydroelectricity is generated? Or where it comes from?
You can learn all about it with these demonstrations.
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Of all the renewable energy sources Hydropower costs the least and is the most reliable and efficient.
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