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Quebec’s hydropower and many mining regions’ access to renewables make the approach compelling; so does the avoidance of freight and disposal.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Renewable energy sources, including solar, wind and hydropower, are forecast to meet approximately 95% of global electricity demand growth through 2027.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
The local community fears the hydropower station on the Gualcarque River would destroy its unique ecosystems and the community’s agricultural production areas and sources of food and natural medicine.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
If surface levels drop further, hydropower generation at both the Hoover and Glen Canyon dams could be compromised.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Renewable energy sources, including solar, wind and hydropower, are forecast to meet approximately 95% of global electricity demand growth through 2027.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
The local community fears the hydropower station on the Gualcarque River would destroy its unique ecosystems and the community’s agricultural production areas and sources of food and natural medicine.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
If surface levels drop further, hydropower generation at both the Hoover and Glen Canyon dams could be compromised.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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hydropower
noun
hy·dro·pow·er
ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
: hydroelectric power
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