How Do Dams Work? | Generating Clean Electricity

Do you know how a dam works? Dave and Jaclyn are here to give a quick overview of how we generate clean electricity in B.C. using hydroelectric dams. Generating electricity using dams allows us to provide clean, reliable power across the province.

0:00 Intro
0:08 About Revelstoke Dam
0:21 Reservoir
0:40 Penstocks
0:51 Turbine
1:17 Generator
1:34 Power lines and substations
1:52 Tail race
2:01 Operations team
2:39 Outro

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About BC Hydro
Here at BC Hydro, we make clean electricity, powered by water. It’s our job to make sure people in B.C. have a reliable source of clean energy to power all the things they interact with each day.

Join us as we explore smart energy use, electrical safety, and behind-the-scenes looks at our work throughout the province.

[ggzz]

Somewhere here on YouTube is a film from the '60's on the construction of the WAC Bennett Dam. I've seen it where they show what it took to bring the impellers from the coast on a special truck and road to get them to the site. Would love to see it again.

[rowancoates.]

We have so much hydro in Canada that we sell some to the United States.

[rowancoates.]

Were being told encouraged and pressured to use less energy when we have so much here that we sell it to the United States.

[amhuman]

Came for the 10m visualisation, stayed for electricity stuff.

[DiscordC]

WHO has declared the pandemic OVER last month

[willalot]

How much over budget did you go on site c? Why does that not come out of your pension instead of it being passed on to the taxpayer?