Electricity from the harnessed Colorado River.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object) : to harness water power; to harness the energy of the sun.    From Dictionary.com. 

In the 1930s, Josef Stalin harnessed nature with prison labor, constructing a canal to link Moscow to the Volga 80 miles north.    From Wordnik.com.  [Russia's Troubled Waters Flow With The Mighty Volga] Reference

And how happy was the choice of that word harnessed!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Crisis — Complete] Reference

To Doyle should go the last word, on how a hashtag harnessed a groundswell of protest.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

There are several allied species, sometimes known as harnessed antelopes, which are of a larger size.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference

It is to be "harnessed" at a cost of about 5,200,000 dollars, and horse-power of upwards of 260,000 will be collared.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)] Reference

I now feel out of my element when not 'harnessed' in.    From Wordnik.com.  [EMSResponder.com: Top EMS News] Reference

The dignity is timeless, and harnessed to purpose.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paging Mrs. Roosevelt] Reference

Nature produces lots of power that can be harnessed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: A New Iran Emerges] Reference

She's been co-opted and harnessed by local officials.    From Wordnik.com.  [China's Leaders Harness Folk Religion For Their Aims] Reference

There's a monster in every one of us, harnessed by something.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Door] Reference

Second, the applicant's enthusiasm is harnessed to thoughtfulness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daniel Krotz: How to Write a Grant] Reference

Transparency is a new form of power, which pays off when harnessed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don Tapscott: We Need World-Wide Corporate Reporting Standards] Reference

He had hoped the antibodies generated there could be harnessed and replicated.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Afghanistan, why does counterinsurgency work in some places but not others?] Reference

• Toddlers should ride in a harnessed forward-facing seat as long as possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Car seats: Safe transportation for overweight kids] Reference

His supporters say he has harnessed the bureaucracy to bring needed change to the city.    From Wordnik.com.  [DeMorning DeBonis: Sept. 10, 2010] Reference

Separately each is a disaster, but harnessed together they could lead us back to prosperity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trey Ellis: We're So Ready to Believe Again, Part II] Reference

The brain waves would be harnessed with Intel-developed sensors implanted in people's brains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily Dispatch: Create PDFs with your phone; next Flip video to feature Wi-Fi] Reference

We have harnessed some of those fees, and we have turned that into an affordable housing fund.    From Wordnik.com.  [Assessing Katrina's Wake] Reference

At half-past three, when the heat is less intense, your lordship will find the horses harnessed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

The horses were harnessed three times a day, and the gate was continually turning on its hinges.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

While trying to make it to your goal, remember that a rewarded brain can be harnessed to perform for you.    From Wordnik.com.  [Srinivasan Pillay: Brain-Based Strategies for Harnessing Your Power] Reference

Leech saliva is a powerful anticoagulant that has been harnessed in the blood thinner lepirudin (Refludan).    From Wordnik.com.  [Maggots, leeches, and snails, oh my!] Reference

Instead of using anger to drive immigrants out, they've harnessed that energy to teach immigrants to drive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arianna Huffington: Dear Angry American, Joining the Tea Party Is NOT Your Only Option] Reference

The man harnessed the horses to it, and then he stood on the platform and drove all over the strip of land.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference

His horse, whose name we did not know, wore black blinders, and was never seen unless harnessed to his cart.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boys of Summer in Yonkers (Memoir Excerpt # 1)] Reference

This time, the 350-horsepower steamer was harnessed to the belts and pulleys of the Baker Furniture Company.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michigan Town's Engine Shows It Could. Can It Again?] Reference

Just how that ire might be harnessed, and who might benefit, has been a live political question in Maryland.    From Wordnik.com.  [At-large council race in Montgomery is a nail-biter; Berliner, Rice win] Reference

They were then led out, harnessed by force and hitched to the wagon in the position they had to keep ever after.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference

Meantime, Colonel Sprague, in Decatur, had got his teams harnessed up, and safely conducted his train to the rear of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference

Archie knew how to hitch a horse, so he went to the stable and secured his steed, and then harnessed him to the plough.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Adventures of a Boy Reporter] Reference

Consumer Reports recommends that children always be harnessed in strollers, high chairs, and car seats to prevent injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baby strollers that pose a risk] Reference

 I shouldn't have worried though, as soon as I had Pork chop harnessed into the rigging she was in the back like a shot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pork Chops and Apple Sauce] Reference

The political energy in the country is being harnessed by a younger and more diverse group than it has been in ages past.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of Power] Reference

With the signing of S.B. 1070 Governor Brewer has harnessed those feelings and with the injunction she will crystallize them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto: Governor Brewer's Happy Dance] Reference

She even indulged me when I boasted about all the candlepower I'd harnessed on my old bike, enough to drive country roads at night.    From Wordnik.com.  [Accessories on Two Wheels] Reference

Scientists harnessed the powerful anticoagulant properties of leech saliva to develop the blood-thinning drug lepirudin (Refludan).    From Wordnik.com.  [Some animal venom can boost health] Reference

The prosperity and vaulting ambition of Hong Kong is now being harnessed, as the city moves to place its wealth toward green initiatives.    From Wordnik.com.  [Richard Bangs: Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon] Reference