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The fair featured electric lighting and electric streetcars powered by hydroelectricity generated by Niagara Falls, reflecting a moment when electricity was beginning to move from novelty toward widespread utility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Sri Lanka depends on seasonal monsoon rains for irrigation and hydroelectricity, but experts have warned that the country faces more frequent floods due to climate change.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

The ensuing flood destroyed a hydroelectricity plant downstream and caused more than three million dollars worth of damage.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

As of 2022, the company depended on coal for 41% of its power generation, compared with 23% for hydroelectricity, wind, solar and pumped storage.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Where it is thoroughly integrated they can help in financing the development of hydroelectricity to supplement the electricity produced from coal.

From The Coming of Coal by Bruere, Robert W.