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Old 3rd-April-2008, 10:03 AM
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Default Mississippi 'could' Power 1.5 Million Homes

A New England start-up company claims that for $3 billion it can fertilize the Mississippi river bed with 160,000 small electric turbines and churn out 1,600 MW of clean electricity from the river’s flows.

STLtoday - New England startup seeks to tap the Mississippi for power
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Old 4th-April-2008, 04:29 PM
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Interesting idea but lots of hurdles to clear before that gets any kind of leverage.
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