hy·dro
ˈhī-(ˌ)drō 
plural hydros
British
: an establishment offering hydropathic treatment (as for weight loss) : health spa
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Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
Currently, the state’s electricity is produced through a combination of coal (33%), natural gas (30%), wind (28%), solar (6%), and hydro power (2%).
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
The California Energy Commission for 2023 lists our in-state generation: natural gas 45%, renewables 37.5%, hydro 14%, nuclear 2.7% and coal a minuscule 0.12%.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Our energy resources—coal, oil and gas, but increasingly also wind, solar and hydro—enable manufacturers to operate at scale even while decarbonizing.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Idaho Power’s largest source of energy today is renewable hydro power, Ronk said.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
Currently, the state’s electricity is produced through a combination of coal (33%), natural gas (30%), wind (28%), solar (6%), and hydro power (2%).
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
The California Energy Commission for 2023 lists our in-state generation: natural gas 45%, renewables 37.5%, hydro 14%, nuclear 2.7% and coal a minuscule 0.12%.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Our energy resources—coal, oil and gas, but increasingly also wind, solar and hydro—enable manufacturers to operate at scale even while decarbonizing.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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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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