hy·dro
ˈhī-(ˌ)drō 
plural hydros
British
: an establishment offering hydropathic treatment (as for weight loss) : health spa
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Greg Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The only years the lights weren’t on was during 1943 and 1944 — not because of World War II, but because the snowpack was very low those years, causing concerns there wouldn’t be enough water to generate hydro electricity, according to the history.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Idaho Power’s largest source of energy today is renewable hydro power, Ronk said.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
Currently, the state’s electricity is produced through a combination of coal (33%), natural gas (30%), wind (28%), solar (6%), and hydro power (2%).
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
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These IPPs come in all shapes (solar, wind, natural gas, hydro, geothermal, nuclear, coal) and sizes (multi-billion dollar companies with thousands of generation sites to small start-ups with a single site), and as of 2022, provide nearly half of American power generation.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The only years the lights weren’t on was during 1943 and 1944 — not because of World War II, but because the snowpack was very low those years, causing concerns there wouldn’t be enough water to generate hydro electricity, according to the history.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Idaho Power’s largest source of energy today is renewable hydro power, Ronk said.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
Currently, the state’s electricity is produced through a combination of coal (33%), natural gas (30%), wind (28%), solar (6%), and hydro power (2%).
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
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hydro
noun
hy·dro
ˈhī-(ˌ)drō
plural hydros
British
: a hydropathic facility : spa
also
: a hotel catering to people using such a facility
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