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Hydro-electric

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Hy`dro-e`lec´tric
a.1.Pertaining to, employed in, or produced by, the evolution of electricity by means of a battery in which water or steam is used.
Hydro-electric machine
(Physics) an apparatus invented by Sir William Armstrong of England for generating electricity by the escape of high-pressure steam from a series of jets connected with a strong boiler, in which the steam is produced.


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Reliable estimates state that 50 per cent of each dollar spent constructing a hydro-electric facility remains in the regional economy and upwards of 80 per cent remains in the province," Greenaway said.
The hydro-electric generator, which produced about 150 kilowatts using water flowing into the lake, ran for six to seven years before being closed down in 1996.
BPI's ratings reflect the low cost and long-lived nature of the company's largely hydro-electric generation fleet.
 
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