[Gay State Conservative]

Hydro Quebec,a major Canadian power company,charges about 5.5 cents per killowatt hour for residential use.In winter I pay 20 cents per kWh and in summer it's closer to 22 cents.Much,if not most,of Hydro Quebec's power is hydroelectric.Here's a link.

Canadian power rates

[cripplecreek]

Hydroelectric has one advantage that virtually no other energy source has. It actually creates high dollar real estate around the reservoirs. Tearing them out has the opposite and expected result.