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If surface levels drop further, hydropower generation at both the Hoover and Glen Canyon dams could be compromised.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Researchers say the global potential is vast, potentially one day rivaling hydropower if costs continue to come down.
—New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
Even the most vocal advocates of hydropower concede its not a silver bullet for Kentucky's energy strategy or its climate goals, but projects around the state already add up to a significant amount of renewable power each year ― and more could be coming.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
In fact, water levels at Lake Powell, one of the main water storage reservoirs for the Colorado River Basin, could fall low enough to stop hydropower generation at the reservoir by December 2026, according to the NOAA report.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Researchers say the global potential is vast, potentially one day rivaling hydropower if costs continue to come down.
—New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
Even the most vocal advocates of hydropower concede its not a silver bullet for Kentucky's energy strategy or its climate goals, but projects around the state already add up to a significant amount of renewable power each year ― and more could be coming.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
In fact, water levels at Lake Powell, one of the main water storage reservoirs for the Colorado River Basin, could fall low enough to stop hydropower generation at the reservoir by December 2026, according to the NOAA report.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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hydropower
noun
hy·dro·pow·er
ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
: hydroelectric power
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