I was looking for recipes a little while ago, and came across one where the sender had put that her sister had "discovered" this bread when she had dough in the machine and the hydro went out.

I'm pretty sure she meant when the power (electricity) went out. I am wondering in what part of the country do people say the hydro went out? (The writer was listed as being in the U.S.)

And what do folks in other countries say?