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  2. List of hydroelectric power station failures - Wikipedia

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    Rexburg flooded following Teton Dam failure. This is a list of major hydroelectric power station failures due to damage to a hydroelectric power station or its connections. Every generating station trips from time to time due to minor defects and can usually be restarted when the defect has been remedied.

  3. List of major power outages - Wikipedia

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    The blackout was due to a cascading failure of the power grid started by a transformer failure. Some lines of the Moscow Metro lost power, stranding people in trains, 10 weeks fully power restored. August 29—United States—Hurricane Katrina caused widespread power outages throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, and ...

  4. Energy accidents - Wikipedia

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    According to Benjamin Sovacool, nuclear power plants rank first in terms of their economic cost, accounting for 41 percent of all property damage. Oil and hydroelectric follow at around 25 percent each, followed by natural gas at 9 percent and coal at 2 percent. [3]

  5. Category:Power outages - Wikipedia

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    List of hydroelectric power station failures; List of major power outages; List of thermal power station failures; R. Rolling blackout; W. Weather of 2009

  6. Dam failure - Wikipedia

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    The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam on June 5, 1976 Ruins of the dam of Vega de Tera (Spain) after breaking in 1959. A dam failure or dam burst is a catastrophic type of structural failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water or the likelihood of such an uncontrolled release. [1]

  7. Lists of hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia

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    The following are lists of hydroelectric power stations based on the four methods of hydroelectric generation: List of conventional hydroelectric power stations, hydroelectric generation through conventional dams; List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations, hydroelectric generation through pumped-storage

  8. Category:Dam failures in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Dam failures in the United States" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. ... Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station; Teton ...

  9. Category:Hydroelectricity - Wikipedia

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    Hydroelectric power plant stubs (385 P) Pages in category "Hydroelectricity" ... List of hydroelectric power station failures; C. Conduit hydroelectricity; E.