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generator

[jen-uh-rey-ter] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
engine converting energy
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California regulations are part of what’s keeping data centers relatively small: A state rule requires any backup generator bigger than 100 megawatts to be certified as a power plant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

The company’s main generator of revenue, electric vehicles, often plays second fiddle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"Useful AI has arrived. AI is now a profit generator. AI is now a GDP generator."

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Highlighting the risks of further combat, a drone hit an electrical generator at the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant over the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

A large generator in the compound provided electricity, and there was running water.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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