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Hydropower

 hydroelectric power        USA

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/02/
climate/electricity-generation-us-states.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/02/
climate/hydroelectric-power-energy.html

hydropower        USA

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/
business/energy-environment/brazil-hydropower-clean-energy-cop30.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/02/
climate/hydroelectric-power-energy.html

hydro plants        USA

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/
business/energy-environment/
brazil-hydropower-clean-energy-cop30.html

power station        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/mar/15/
electric-mountain-
the-power-station-that-shows-the-beauty-of-infrastructure-
podcast

pumped storage        USA

pumped storage is rapidly expanding.

These systems involve two reservoirs:

one on top of a hill and another at the bottom.

When electricity generated from nearby power plants

exceeds demand,

it’s used to pump water uphill,

essentially filling the upper reservoir as a battery.

Later, when electricity demand spikes,

water is released to the lower reservoir

through a turbine, generating power.

Pumped storage isn’t a new idea.

But it is undergoing a renaissance in countries

where wind and solar power are also growing,

helping allay concerns about weather-related dips

in renewable energy output.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/02/
climate/hydroelectric-power-energy.html

clean energy        USA

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/
business/energy-environment/
brazil-hydropower-clean-energy-cop30.html

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