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HOMEOWNERS SPIN WATER INTO ELECTRICITY
With energy prices so high around the Great Lakes this winter, it couldbe almost every homeowner's dream: telling the electric company to goaway. That's exactly what some folks in northern New York have done. Enticed by the prospect of lower electric bills and ''green'' power,they've installed family size hydroelectric power plants. The GreatLakes Radio Consortium's Todd Moe profiles two northern New Yorkhouseholds that are bringing home the power of a nearby stream. They'veall the comforts of home, with no utility bills:
Producer: Todd Moe
Release Date: February 12, 2001
Running Time: 4:29