eli5: the UK is an island but we tend to talk about solar and wind power, how come we don’t seem to push for hydro power?

Question

eli5: the UK is an island but we tend to talk about solar and wind power, how come we don’t seem to push for hydro power?

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Answer 1

Britain is an island, not UK. Northern Ireland (UK) is on an all-Ireland grid.

But 100% there should be a push on both islands on hydro and offshore wind too.