I have a short-backed gelding that used to carry 200 lb of rider plus 40 lb of saddle for 8-12 hours at a time (30%). He weighs around 800-830, so that would be 29% or higher. I weigh 175, and he has no trouble with me - but his back is very short. My mare is around 880, so I'm at 24% with her.
Kenya to generate over half of its electricity through solar power by 2016. Masinga hydroelectric power plant. Kenya gets most of its power from hydroelectricity, but there are hopes solar will contribute more. Kenya to generate over half of its electricity through solar power by 2016. Kenya has identified nine sites to build solar power plants that could provide more than half the country's electricity by 2016. Construction of the plants, expected to cost $1.2bn (Â£73m), is set to begin this year and initial design stages are almost complete.
Water, or hydropower, is the renewable energy source that produces the most electricity in the United States. In 2009, it accounted for 7 percent of total U.S. electricity generation and 35 percent of generation from renewables in 2009, according to the U.S. Energy Administration.