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Writing Your Letter With the success of existing tidal power plants such as La Rance, scientists have been eagerly looking for favorable sites to build additional plants. One proposed site is that of the Severn River in England. In recent years, however, the proposal to build at this site has provided quite a controversy. Many people believe that the conditions found at Severn River will yield a highly productive tidal power plant. Others claim that the costs outweigh the benefits. As a concerned citizen, you decide to learn more about the details of the Severn River site. What questions would you want answered if you were to determine whether to build a tidal power plant at the Severn River? Now that you have studied the facts about the Severn River, you are ready to make a decision. Using the information you have learned in this lesson and the facts you can gather from the Severn River Fact Sheet, write a letter to the British government. In your letter, outline your opinion on the tidal power plant construction. Your assignment should include this information: • A history of the building of the plant • Costs and benefits of using tides for energy • Why the location is a good one for generating hydroelectricity • How the plant creates electricity • Other interesting facts about the plant