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Norway, for instance, uses hydropower for much of its energy production.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
After flooding in 2019 and 2020, a power generation company stopped leasing the dam, leaving it without a hydropower operator.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 June 2024
Beginning in early March, for some portion of almost every day, a combination of solar, wind, geothermal, and hydropower has been producing more than a hundred per cent of the state’s demand for electricity.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
The vast majority of that low-carbon energy came from solar and wind, hydropower dams and nuclear reactors, with geothermal accounting for less than 5% of California’s power, and less than 0.5% for the nation.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
After flooding in 2019 and 2020, a power generation company stopped leasing the dam, leaving it without a hydropower operator.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 June 2024
Beginning in early March, for some portion of almost every day, a combination of solar, wind, geothermal, and hydropower has been producing more than a hundred per cent of the state’s demand for electricity.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
The vast majority of that low-carbon energy came from solar and wind, hydropower dams and nuclear reactors, with geothermal accounting for less than 5% of California’s power, and less than 0.5% for the nation.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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hydropower
noun
hy·dro·pow·er
ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
: hydroelectric power
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