generator
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A fire in the backup generator of his old stone cottage on Rathlin Island left him without electricity, heating or hot water.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
"A ventilator came to a halt, but we do have a generator at the hospital."
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
If a utility sells 100 MWh of electricity, but only 50 MWh qualifies as renewable while the state requires 60 MWh, it can buy 10 RECs from another renewable generator to close the gap.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
It is a fully electric car with the security blanket of a gas-powered generator to charge the battery, if needed—ensuring you won’t end up stranded as long as a gas station is nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
There was no TV at Garland, and it wasn’t just because our generator barely had enough power to run the lights and refrigerator.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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He was drawn to power generators — historically very cyclical — that looked stable and defensive, yet exciting given the potential to “sign deals with data centers at high prices.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Two years ago, the biggest record labels took artificial intelligence music generators to court for copyright infringement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
In a 2020 Nature Physics study, Motter's team showed that electrical generators could synchronize more successfully when they operated somewhat differently from one another.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Generac said it expects initial deliveries of backup generators to total $2.4 billion in 2027 and 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Once the kata-kata had run through the gas for the generators, they were in the dark as much as I was.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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Physical Science - Energy - Middle School
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Engineering - Middle School
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