Question

us hydroelectric power plants, 2019
plant state mode generators in plant average power generation (mwh/yr) water source
spearfish south dakota run - of - river 2 2,204 spearfish creek
wallowa falls oregon run - of - river 1 5,642 east fork wallowa river
hiwassee dam north carolina peaking 2 198,220 hiwassee river
kansas river kansas run - of - river 11 15,345 kansas river
in 2021, rocio uria - martinez, megan m. johnson, and rul shan published a report on hydroelectric power plants operating in the us as recently as 2019, and data from their report are shown in the table. of the plants in the table, the plant with the lowest average power generated per year in 2019 was located in the state of
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which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the assertion?
a north carolina.
b south dakota.
c kansas.
d oregon.
question 13 of 27

Explanation:

Step1: Identify power - generation values

Spearfish (South Dakota): 2,204 MWh/yr; Wallowa Falls (Oregon): 5,642 MWh/yr; Hiwassee Dam (North Carolina): 198,220 MWh/yr; Kansas River (Kansas): 15,345 MWh/yr.

Step2: Compare values

2,204 < 5,642 < 15,345 < 198,220. The lowest value is 2,204 MWh/yr which is for Spearfish in South Dakota.

Answer:

B. South Dakota