Tag:generator:source=hydro

generator:source=hydro specifies that generator is using hydropower as source

You can refer to hydropower project documentation for more information

Enclosed power plant

For a complete power plant, draw the outline and add:

• power=plant
• plant:source=hydro
• plant:output:electricity=*
• name=*

Single generator of a power plant

For a single power plant generator, draw the outline and add the following:

• power=generator
• generator:source=hydro
• generator:method=*
  • generator:method=water-storage - Generator producing electricity with turbines fed by water coming from a lake behind a dam
  • generator:method=water-pumped-storage - Pumped storage power plant
  • generator:method=run-of-the-river - A run-of-river power plant
• generator:output:electricity=*
• name=*

Table generator:source=hydro with different methods

Source / method		Description	Photo	Generator types
hydro	water-storage	Generator producing electricity with turbines fed by water coming from a lake behind a dam		francis_turbine, kaplan_turbine, pelton_turbine
	water-pumped-storage	Generator producing electricity like generator:method=water-storage and additionally able to pump water from a lower lake to the storage lake when needed.		francis_turbine
	run-of-the-river	Generator producing electricity with turbine using stream of a river (with no storage dam)		francis_turbine, kaplan_turbine

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