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.
Port Byron, Illinois (population 1,535) is located on the panhandle of Rock Island County in Northwestern Illinois along the mighty Mississippi River and on the Great River Road, Illinois Route 84. The village was founded in 1836 and once had a junior college near the turn of the century that had dormatories.