Hydroelectricity

/hˌa‍ɪdɹə‍ʊlɪktɹˈɪsɪti/

/hˌaɪdɹoʊlɪktɹˈɪsɪɾi/

[noun]

Hydroelectricity

[NOUN]

electricity that is produced from the power of water

Examples

1. Some energy companies have been using dammed hydroelectricity to store energy production.

2. And I also look at hydroelectricity along the lower Susquehanna River.

3. The dams were built in the 1920s to generate hydroelectricity.

4. Lake Mead, the reservoir for the Hoover dam, supplies water to 25 million people in California, Arizona, and Nevada, and generates hydroelectricity for the region.