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Renewable energy sources, including solar, wind and hydropower, are forecast to meet over 90% of the global electricity demand growth through 2030.
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Daniel Peck, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
California faces a loss of hydropower during droughts.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Floating solar can generate electricity during daylight hours, while existing hydropower infrastructure provides steady output when sunlight is limited.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 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
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Daniel Peck, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
California faces a loss of hydropower during droughts.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
Floating solar can generate electricity during daylight hours, while existing hydropower infrastructure provides steady output when sunlight is limited.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 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
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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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hydropower
noun
hy·dro·pow·er
ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
: hydroelectric power
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