hy·dro
ˈhī-(ˌ)drō 
plural hydros
British
: an establishment offering hydropathic treatment (as for weight loss) : health spa
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Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Former central banker Mark Carney, who is also running for the Liberal leadership, said over the weekend that cutting off Quebec’s hydro exports to the U.S. should remain an option on the table in a trade fight with Trump.
—Jim Morris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
These hydro heaters are in compliance with U.S. environmental rules.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
These IPPs come in all shapes (solar, wind, natural gas, hydro, geothermal, nuclear, coal) and sizes (multi-billion dollar companies with thousands of generation sites to small start-ups with a single site), and as of 2022, provide nearly half of American power generation.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Batteries meanwhile overtook pumped hydro storage for the first time, jumping 55% to 11.9 GW added last year, as U.S. storage capacity overall grew 31%.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Former central banker Mark Carney, who is also running for the Liberal leadership, said over the weekend that cutting off Quebec’s hydro exports to the U.S. should remain an option on the table in a trade fight with Trump.
—Jim Morris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
These hydro heaters are in compliance with U.S. environmental rules.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
These IPPs come in all shapes (solar, wind, natural gas, hydro, geothermal, nuclear, coal) and sizes (multi-billion dollar companies with thousands of generation sites to small start-ups with a single site), and as of 2022, provide nearly half of American power generation.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Hydro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydro. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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