water flows back downhill through a hydro power turbine bridging the shortfall. this one of a kind combination of energy from wind and water is aimed at reaching an elusive goal providing a steady unbroken strain of power even when nature doesn t play along but things haven t worked out quite as planned because the region is earthquake prone the basins had to be built smaller than originally designed providing the entire island with green energy was always an ambitious goal and it still hasn t been reached last year the new facility only generate at forty percent of the power consumed on . the original calculations were higher but structural problems meant those plans couldn t be realized. what really threw them out of kilter with the low water basin which we couldn t build to the size that we wanted. that s now proving a hindrance to producing them not sustainable energy we want. that s disappointed
was that the box from 1913? i have no idea. it looks like it was from 1913. tory dunnan joining me. looks like folks are walking at a brisk pace behind you. how are you staying cool? reporter: i m cool as a cucumber right now. just kidding. we re in the lowest elevation point in the u.s. this is called bad water basin. as you can see, tourists have really started flocking to this area. they want to come here and feel the heat in hopes of getting to 130 degrees or maybe even reaching that record 134 degrees. this thermometer obviously not an official one. it shows you how much it s been baking out in the sun, reading over 130. although the exact temperature is probably closer to under 130. it is brutally hot out here but people still seem to want to be out here. gosh. seems like they re taking quite the risk just driving to that point. anything can happen in heat like
the center of the store, some left overgab on the back side. it s from friends been northward, where the river meets, it all collects, and that has to flow southward, so the area in blue that highlights the delaware river there. notice that many areas have warnings, but the biggest river of them all isle delaware river. it s a itch bigger water basin. that s where we re seeing the problems now. the evacuations are taking place
they perform cool as well. be sure to stay tuned for that. story should be good. good morning and thanks for being with us on this friday. i m vinita nair. i m rob nelson. thousands in the upper midwest are spinning the night away from home because of rising floodwaters. up to a foot of rain has fallen in some areas. more could fall by day break. the hardest hit are owatonna, minnesota, and arcadia, wisconsin. alex stone reports. reporter: a powerful storm soaked the upper midwest on thursday, swelling rivers and creeks. water basin and flooding is continuing to rise so it s causing a lot of problems for us. reporter: the heavy rains forced mandatory evacuations in arcadia, wisconsin. police officers went door to door in the rain to urge over half of the town s residents, about 1,500, to get out of harm s way. i feel sorry for the people of arcadia. the people losing things. basements are going to be flooded and things like that.