hy·dro
ˈhī-(ˌ)drō 
plural hydros
British
: an establishment offering hydropathic treatment (as for weight loss) : health spa
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Alexa St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Renewable energy – primarily wind, solar and hydro powers – supplies about 27%, natural gas, 26%, and nuclear, 15%.
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Alexa St. John,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
But until storage, grid flexibility, and firm low-carbon capacity scale sufficiently to cover peak demand and periods of low wind or hydro output, coal will continue to serve as the system’s fallback.
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Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The South Pacific nation, which relies heavily on hydro-power, leaving it vulnerable to dry years, is working through how to pay for the facility, with Energy Minister Simeon Brown saying it will not be funded via a levy on households’ power bills.
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Ainsley Thomson,
Bloomberg,
8 June 2026
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Noun
Renewable energy – primarily wind, solar and hydro powers – supplies about 27%, natural gas, 26%, and nuclear, 15%.
—
Alexa St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Renewable energy – primarily wind, solar and hydro powers – supplies about 27%, natural gas, 26%, and nuclear, 15%.
—
Alexa St. John,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
But until storage, grid flexibility, and firm low-carbon capacity scale sufficiently to cover peak demand and periods of low wind or hydro output, coal will continue to serve as the system’s fallback.
—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The South Pacific nation, which relies heavily on hydro-power, leaving it vulnerable to dry years, is working through how to pay for the facility, with Energy Minister Simeon Brown saying it will not be funded via a levy on households’ power bills.
—
Ainsley Thomson,
Bloomberg,
8 June 2026
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hydro
noun
hy·dro
ˈhī-(ˌ)drō
plural hydros
British
: a hydropathic facility : spa
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: a hotel catering to people using such a facility
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