hy·dro
ˈhī-(ˌ)drō 
plural hydros
British
: an establishment offering hydropathic treatment (as for weight loss) : health spa
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Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 28 July 2024
If plants along some of these waterways needed to increase their electricity output to compensate for hydro output losses elsewhere, there is a real risk that coal could not reach where it was needed in time, and in sufficient quantity, to maintain stable electricity supplies.
—Gabriel Collins, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2022
Some specifics are hydro, nuclear, coal and natural gas, in that order of priority.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
The company’s costs are low because its hydro plants were built and paid off long ago.
—Ivan Penn Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 June 2024
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Noun
By 2025, swapping out hydro for other sources of power will no longer be enough, according to utility officials and documents.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 28 July 2024
If plants along some of these waterways needed to increase their electricity output to compensate for hydro output losses elsewhere, there is a real risk that coal could not reach where it was needed in time, and in sufficient quantity, to maintain stable electricity supplies.
—Gabriel Collins, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2022
Some specifics are hydro, nuclear, coal and natural gas, in that order of priority.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
The company’s costs are low because its hydro plants were built and paid off long ago.
—Ivan Penn Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 3 June 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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