Plants are small but hardy and overwinters well. Generally will not produce fruit in the winter indoors but gets right to it when spring hits. The peppers are small and hot but necessary for that earthy, pungent spiciness for Thai and other cuisines.
It is the most widely used form of renewable energy, accounting for 16 percent of global electricity generation â 3,427 terawatt-hours of electricity production in 2010, and is expected to increase about 3.1% each year for the next 25 years.
These days, 6 percent of U.S. electricity comes from hydropower (that's 70 percent of the renewable electricity generated in the U.S.) [source: U.S. DOE]. The supply is limitless, although not every area is a good place to build a hydroelectric project.