Isn't it interesting that old ways of harnessing energy from our planet are coming back into style after years out of the spotlight? Some of the older - and cleaner - forms of converting kinetic energy to electrical energy are getting another look.
Most who are interested in Green concepts know about the renewed interest in wind energy using sleek, futuristic-looking windmills that are very different in style from the old ones we remember from Don Quixote movies and depictions of the Netherlands.
Another old standby, hydroelectric power, is also getting some attention - in this case for its potential to create jobs. The news source Business First of Columbus reports that there are plans 
to expand the use of hydroelectric plants along the Ohio River.
The Columbus-based power company American Municipal Power-Ohio has ordered turbines for power plants along the river from a York, Pennsylvania manufacturer, and there may be another factory added in the state of Ohio.
So, this interest in cleaner and Greener power can be a source of new jobs as well as cheaper power, and there is a broader plan by AMP-Ohio to expand the portion of its power that comes from renewable sources - in fact, the plan is that there will be FREE power in 35 years from the hydroelectric sources when their debt service has been retired.
Who couldn't like that view of the future?
Read the Business First story here.
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