Cities: Skyline population centers must be totally self-sufficient, unlike other city-building games that allow for outside connections. This means that each player must construct their power plants and other energy sources.
Renewable energy is an excellent source of this electricity. Wind turbines and solar power plants do not produce as many megawatts as coal or oil plants (at least not continuously), but they do not contaminate the environment.
The hydroelectric dam is another renewable option in Cities: Skylines, but to get the most out of it, players must choose the optimal location to build it.
Cities Skylines 2 Hydroelectric Dam
The first goal for players is to reach the Small City milestone. This will enable the dam option in the build menu’s electricity section. When it’s ready, select the dam and then a spot on the beach that’s high above the water level.
Stretch the dam to a point at the same height on the opposite shore, and the game will automatically form an arched barrier that leads to the water source. Players can also view the predicted megawatt output of the dam, but keep in mind that this may not be the actual result.
Another feature of the dam is a road that runs along the top. This functions similarly to a standard two-lane, two-way street; however, while players can connect this road to the rest of their network, they cannot upgrade or enlarge it.
Players should also be aware that the cost of maintaining a dam is very significant. A single barrier costs $3,200 per week to maintain, whereas a wind turbine costs only $80, and an advanced wind turbine costs only $200.
Even a solar power plant has a low maintenance cost of $1,200. If a dam does not generate enough megawatts to justify the expense, players should avoid constructing one.
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How to Make the Most of a Dam?
Making the Most of a DamCities: Skylines features a dynamic water system that can vary flow speed and direction depending on what players do to the environment. A canal does not come with water by default; players must link it to existing water sources and wait for water to flow into the channel.
If players use the landscaping tool to dam a river, the water will overflow and flood the surrounding region. All of this means that the amount of energy a dam can produce is determined by two major elements.
The first is the rate at which water flows down a river, while the second is the height difference between water above and below a dam. More speed implies more water attempting to cross the barrier at the same time, and more height means the water will expend more energy falling through the turbines of the dam.
Because of these aspects, as well as the intricate water system, players can use the landscaping tool to improve the effectiveness of dams. Lowering the river height below the dam raises the dam’s effective height, allowing it to produce more megawatts. The water will speed up when the river is narrowed.
Damming merely a portion of a river, on the other hand, causes water to flow around it rather than through it, and players will pay $3,200 every week on a two-way bridge that cannot be upgraded.
Dams can generate more energy than a nuclear power plant, yet a standard river crossing produces barely enough energy to compete with a wind turbine. If players want to make the most of their dam locations, they should plan them wisely.
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