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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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.

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