I Think hydroelectric power stations are a great idea, time to see some more in those areas that can make use of them, I truly wish I lived in a house with a small stream next to it, i was paper delivering some time ago in a village and a row of houses had a neat 2 foot wide stream / water run off going through their gardens, such potential, probably not seen by the obviously rish people living there who most likely care little for the actual origin and environmental impact of their energy needs, I saw a coulple of KW of petential there