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What’s so special about a new water pipe in Portland?

Answer: It produces energy for more than 100 homes.

A new water pipe developed by Portland, Ore.-based Lucid Energy harnesses the water flowing through the pipe to spin four turbines that produce energy for the city.

Lucid Energy shares revenue from the electricity sold to Portland General Electric with that agency. The company predicted that there are more applications for such technologies that would work especially well in the field of agriculture or other high-water-use fields.