generating electricity

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meaningsofgenerateandelectricity

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generate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/us
/ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/
to cause something ...
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electricity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/us
/iˌlekˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i/
a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, ...
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(Definition ofgenerateandelectricityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The most recent estimates put the cost ofgeneratingelectricityfrom wave energy in the range 5-15 p/kwh.
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We believe wind energy to be one of the most promising renewable energy sources forgeneratingelectricityin this country.
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We all hope that the day will not be far distant when atomic energy and nuclear fission is used for the purpose ofgeneratingelectricity.
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When the true cost is revealed, we may find that using fossil fuel is the cheaper way ofgeneratingelectricity.
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Why should we prevent that private company fromgeneratingelectricityfrom water with a plant beyond a rating of 50 kilowatts?
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If they are looking only at the cost ofgeneratingelectricity, let them build all the hydro stations they can build.
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This means that the modern form ofgeneratingelectricityby atomic energy will give cheaper electricity than can be provided by using coal.
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All methods ofgeneratingelectricityshow a balance of environmental advantages and disadvantages.
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Mixed oxide fuel can be used in either thermal or fast reactors forgeneratingelectricity.
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We cannot continue to fill landfill sites with substances that are the by-products ofgeneratingelectricityby coal.
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However, this has nothing to do with specific methods ofgeneratingelectricity, provided those methods are sufficiently cheap.
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It is not meaningful to compare the cost of producing coal with that ofgeneratingelectricity, whatever the source of generation.
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That is true both ingeneratingelectricityand in flying aeroplanes.
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There are no fewer than six methods ofgeneratingelectricitythat are either in being.
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I ask that because it is estimated that the cost ofgeneratingelectricityfrom waves has decreased significantly, and because of the environmental advantages.
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Wind farms can at best be only part of any sensible programme forgeneratingelectricityfrom renewable energy sources.
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To my astonishment outside every croft was a little windmill, each of which wasgeneratingelectricity.
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At the same time we came to the question of the best way ofgeneratingelectricity.
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It is crucial to find new ways ofgeneratingelectricityand better ways of conserving energy.
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I think that under paragraph (a) in the proposed new clause we should talk aboutgeneratingelectricityas cheaply as possible.
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