How to Use hydroelectric in a Sentence

hydroelectric

adjective
Definition of hydroelectricnext
  • About 150 tons of oil have been released this week from the hydroelectric plant.
    — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 9 June 2023
  • This is the standard most major hydroelectric projects in the United States have to meet.
    — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The share of hydroelectric power shrank by around half from 33% to 17% as Sichuan and Yunnan went off line.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The site is planned to be flooded in a few short years with the construction of a hydroelectric power plant.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Dana Taylor: So the last of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River will come down this year.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The model then tracked the growth of the African grid to meet demand through 2050, with the cost of each hydroelectric plant compared to alternatives.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Tubes that run water out of the lake and into two hydroelectric turbines could soon be above the water.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The reservoir is formed by a hydroelectric power plant, the final of a series on the Dnieper River, which courses through the heart of Ukraine.
    — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The reservoir and three others on the river are being drained with the removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath.
    — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024
  • One of four hydroelectric dams has been torn down, and three other dams are set to be dismantled next year.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • That’s why so much of the world’s cryptocurrency mining is tied to low-cost coal and hydroelectric plants in Asia.
    — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2021
  • If the lake gets to an elevation of 950 feet, the dam will no longer be able to produce hydroelectric power.
    — Dante Chinni, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Even in a war that has razed entire cities, the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam in southern Ukraine stands out.
    — Dmitriy Khavin, New York Times, 16 June 2023
  • There's steady power—the stuff of hydroelectric dams and the Budweiser Clydesdales.
    — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 17 July 2023
  • That has been a boon for Iceland’s hydroelectric dams powered by glacial rivers.
    — Egill Bjarnason, ajc, 23 Sep. 2021
  • This one started with the Russians blasting a hole in a critical hydroelectric dam in the southern part of the country.
    — Greg Palkot, Fox News, 4 July 2023
  • In that process, the study found that the Greenland ice sheet produces more energy than the world's 10 largest hydroelectric dams combined.
    — Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN, 22 Feb. 2022
  • For decades, the county-run utility relied on a cheap and steady mix of coal and hydroelectric power.
    — WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Restarting Unit 1 will mean bringing 800 megawatts back onto the grid, greater than the amount of hydroelectric power supplied by the Hoover Dam.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
  • One third grade student is all in on hydroelectric power and has been working with his dad on designs.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2024
  • For instance, hydroelectric power has dropped because of the drought.
    — Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2023
  • More than 200 were feared killed in February after flash floods swept away a hydroelectric dam.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 20 Oct. 2021
  • In the game, Joel and Ellie find Tommy at a hydroelectric plant, which his group is using to power their settlement.
    — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Ecuador's been hit by massive power cuts over the last few days due to a major drought that's left the country without hydroelectric power.
    — Russell Contreras, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
  • These dams were part of a federal project in the White River basin to provide flood control and hydroelectric power.
    — Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2022
  • The Buford Dam at the lake’s southern end generates hydroelectric power for the metro Atlanta area.
    — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • More hydroelectric plants have been destroyed, including the Dnipro station, the largest that was still working.
    — Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The hydroelectric power has been around for over 100 years, has large capacity, is cheap, and is carbon-free.
    — Ian Palmer, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • Fish like the Cahaba because there are no major hydroelectric dams blocking up the place.
    — Joseph Goodman, al, 14 Apr. 2023
  • For one of the world's most isolated countries, bitcoin could be the way to bolster its financial independence, while its abundant hydroelectric resources provide a sustainable way to do so.
    — Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

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