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The United States regularly imports hydropower from Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.
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Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Start looking at other ways that power can be generated, because a lot of these are hydropower.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Los Angeles also relies on wind power from New Mexico, Utah and the Pacific Northwest; 24/7 clean energy from geothermal plants in Nevada and Imperial County; and hydropower from Hoover Dam and the Owens Valley.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Today, hydropower comprises about 20 percent of annual average power production in the U.S. West, and electricity use for water makes up about 7 percent of electricity consumption, according to the study.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Start looking at other ways that power can be generated, because a lot of these are hydropower.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Los Angeles also relies on wind power from New Mexico, Utah and the Pacific Northwest; 24/7 clean energy from geothermal plants in Nevada and Imperial County; and hydropower from Hoover Dam and the Owens Valley.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Today, hydropower comprises about 20 percent of annual average power production in the U.S. West, and electricity use for water makes up about 7 percent of electricity consumption, according to the study.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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hydropower
noun
hy·dro·pow·er
ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
: hydroelectric power
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