increased electricity

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandelectricity

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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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 ofincreaseandelectricityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There were economic and environmental costs—for example,increasedelectricityconsumption.
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What calculation, if any, has been made as to theincreasedelectricityconsumed as a result of a greater allocation of coal to industry?
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He does not get his usual custom, but he has to pay the cost ofincreasedelectricity, and so on, in the morning.
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Part of this increase will be offset by an additional £1,105,000 in appropriations in aid as a result ofincreasedelectricitylicence fees.
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Extra money is also required forincreasedelectricity, gas, and water charges.
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This is best left to the judgment of the board, which is fully alive to the problems resulting fromincreasedelectricitybills.
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Therefore, they have no vision ofincreasedelectricitydemand.
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They think that, with competition, energy will be cheaper for consumers, although we have repeatedly shown that privatisation will meanincreasedelectricityprices.
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Neither employers nor workers deserve the prospect ofincreasedelectricitycharges.
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By the end of the century ourincreasedelectricityrequirements will mean that we shall need more coal-fired power stations.
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The new charges for electricity for night storage heaters is only one aspect ofincreasedelectricityprices.
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When householders get some of these bills forincreasedelectricityand fuel costs, they will be literally frightened to death.
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Furthermore, in the autumn they will be faced withincreasedelectricitycharges.
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It will be only a tiny part of the expenditure that they have incurred throughincreasedelectricitycosts as a consequence of the miners' strike.
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They are faced withincreasedelectricityand gas bills.
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The customer will sufferincreasedelectricityprices because no one will buy into an industry that is making a loss.
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It is clear thatincreasedelectricitycharges can mean the death of night storage heaters.
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If that is so, would that not be loading the bulk of the cost of nuclear research on to electricity consumers throughincreasedelectricityprices?
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An inevitable effect would be that industries would shed labour to pay forincreasedelectricitycosts and unemployment would rise.
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People on low incomes facingincreasedelectricitycosts are forced to cut back on other commodities.
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