hydropower

noun

hy·​dro·​pow·​er ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce hydropower (audio)
: hydroelectric power

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On Sunday, Trump ordered the federal government to override the state’s water resource policies to deliver more water and hydropower to the Los Angeles region. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025 Using ultra-high voltage power lines operating at 1.1 million volts, this technology transmits electricity generated from renewable sources, such as wind farms in central Mongolia or hydropower in the southwest, to densely populated areas. Elena Bou, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 To equalize this, excess summer hydropower is harnessed to mine green bitcoins that are cashed in to buy back electricity from India when rivers are driest. By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025 Sources: Canary Media, U.S. Energy Information Administration Uruguay is generating electricity using more than 90% renewable energy Without fossil fuel reserves of its own, Uruguay relied on hydropower until droughts in the early 2000s forced the government to begin importing more oil. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hydropower 

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hydropower was in 1933

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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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hydropower

noun
hy·​dro·​pow·​er ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce hydropower (audio)
: hydroelectric power
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