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- - - - Very clean, renewable sources
    - - Power stations can physically spoil the landscape
      - Alters natural habitats
    - - Because few nations are suitable for constructing dams for tidal energy, supply is limited.
      - Demand is high because it is elastic and it quickly responds to changes in demand
    - - Quite high since building dams and power stations are required
  - - - Water power is clean
      - No unwanted waste products or greenhouse gases released
    - - Destroys the ocean habitats
  - - - Energy produced is clean
    - - Only harvested in regions where the wind can blow enough energy for a significant portion of the year
      - Cause noise pollution and may kill birds and animals
    - - Aren't as high as there is no fuel cost
  - - - Provides a renewable energy source
      - Doesn't produce greenhouse gases
    - - People believe that the thousands of PV cells spoil the countryside
      - Others are worried that good farming land is lost when PV farms are built
  - - - Does not produce pollution
      - No great impact on the environment
    - - Relatively costly
- - - - Requires complex technology and high standards of safety, causing the power station itself to be very costly
    - - Uranium fuel is required in small amounts
      - Lots of energy provided
      - Doesn't involve greenhouse gases
    - - High risk of accident
      - Disposal of radioactive material is difficult
    - - Supply is low because uranium and plutonium are low in supply
      - The cost for closing down the power station after usage is high
  - - - Provides large amounts of energy, making them highly efficient
      - Generate power consistently, regardless of temperature
      - Cost effective
    - - Affects the environment, releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, causing climate change
      - Sulfur dioxide may be release into the atmosphere, combining with water to form acid rain