# Hydro

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**Hydro** (from Ancient Greek: ὕδωρ) may refer to:

## Energy technologies

- Water-derived power or energy: - [Hydropower](/source/Hydropower), derived from water - [Hydroelectricity](/source/Hydroelectricity), in electrical form
- "Hydro", [AC](/source/Alternating_Current) [mains electricity](/source/Mains_electricity) in parts of Canada
- [Micro hydro](/source/Micro_hydro), a type of hydroelectric power that typically produces from 5 kW to 100 kW of electricity using the natural flow of water
- [Pico hydro](/source/Pico_hydro), a term used for hydroelectric power generation of under 5 kW
- [Small hydro](/source/Small_hydro), the development of hydroelectric power on a scale suitable for local community and industry, or to contribute to distributed generation in a regional electricity grid

## Utilities

### Australia

- [Snowy Hydro](/source/Snowy_Hydro)
- [Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania)

### Canada

- [Canadian Hydro Developers](/source/Canadian_Hydro_Developers) (not specific to a province)
- In Manitoba: - [Manitoba Hydro](/source/Manitoba_Hydro) - [Winnipeg Hydro](/source/Winnipeg_Hydro), Manitoba
- In Ontario: - [Hydro One](/source/Hydro_One) - [Ontario Hydro](/source/Ontario_Hydro) - [Hydro Ottawa](/source/Hydro_Ottawa) - [Toronto Hydro](/source/Toronto_Hydro)
- Specific to other provinces: - [BC Hydro](/source/BC_Hydro), British Columbia - [Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Hydro) - [Hydro-Québec](/source/Hydro-Qu%C3%A9bec)

### Europe

- [Norsk Hydro](/source/Norsk_Hydro), in Norway
- [Scottish Hydro Electric](/source/Scottish_Hydro_Electric)

## Other uses

- [Hydro (fuel-station chain)](/source/Hydro_(fuel-station_chain)), in Sweden
- [SF *Hydro*](/source/SF_Hydro), former Norwegian railway ferry

### Places

- [Hydro, Kentucky](/source/Hydro,_Kentucky), United States
- [Hydro, Oklahoma](/source/Hydro,_Oklahoma), United States
- [Hydro, Ontario](/source/Hydro,_Ontario), Canada

### Personal names

- "Hydro", professional wrestler [Jamar Shipman](/source/Jamar_Shipman)

### Buildings

- Hydro, a term for a [hydropathic establishment](/source/Hydropathic_establishment), often preserved in the names of hotels that no longer offer the water cure
- [Hydro Majestic Hotel](/source/Hydro_Majestic_Hotel), New South Wales, Australia
- [OVO Hydro](/source/OVO_Hydro), arena in Glasgow, Scotland

## See also

- [Hydra (disambiguation)](/source/Hydra_(disambiguation))
- [Hydroponics](/source/Hydroponics)

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