Hydropower or water power (from the Greek: ÏÎ´ÏÏ, water ) is power derived from the energy of falling water or fast running water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes.
Brighton is a village located mostly in Macoupin County and partially in Jersey County, Illinois. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the village had a total population of 2,254. The village's current mayor is Michael Roberts. Brighton is a part of the Metro-East region and the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The first Post Office was opened in 1837 and the Village of Brighton was incorporated in 1869. Brightonâs namesake is Brighton, Massachusetts, named by a group of English settlers from Brighton, Sussex, England. Brighton, Illinois passed on itsâ name when William A. Loveland and others from this area joined the Colorado Gold Rush in 1859, and eventually founded the town of Brighton, Colorado. The late A. William Amass, long time editor of the Brighton News, once said, âBrighton, Illinois is the granddaughter of an English city, the daughter of a Massachusetts village, and the mother of a Colorado town.â