surplus electricity

collocation in English

meaningsofsurplusandelectricity

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surplus
noun[C or U]
adjective
uk
/ˈsɜː.pləs/us
/ˈsɝː.pləs/
(an amount that is) more than ...
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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 ofsurplusandelectricityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Conductors do not attract lightning; instead they silently discharge the clouds'surpluselectricityby channelling it into the ground.
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It will allow fair prices forsurpluselectricitygoing from the private sector to the public sector.
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There have been these failures properly to assess the investment in particular fuel industries, failures which have led to surplus stocks orsurpluselectricity.
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The gas is used to generate electricity, the surplus heat is used to warm the building andsurpluselectricityis fed into the grid.
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Obviously, it is only where there issurpluselectricitywhich would not otherwise be used and which is produced at cheap rates that pumped storage can be used.
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This is giving industry the power to set up its own combined heat and power generation by allowing it to get a fairer price for thesurpluselectricity.
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Electricity boards will not pay a competitive price forsurpluselectricityfrom wind turbines.
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It would mean that we could completely electrify the manufacture of iron and steel, and at the same time, because we havesurpluselectricity, consider installing aluminium smelters.
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Thesurpluselectricitycan be delivered back to the grid.
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Anysurpluselectricitygoes into the small town's supply.
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Enoughsurpluselectricityshould be produced to power five other similar sized buildings in the vicinity.
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The process is not completely efficient and some of the original energy from thesurpluselectricityis in fact lost to friction.
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It provides thissurpluselectricityto other utilities, selling 23 million megawatt-hours in 2003.
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Gujarat is state withsurpluselectricity.
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