generator
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“And we adapted to them because they became a strong economic generator for our area.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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
As a result, he bought a generator which has been sustaining him and his father since the power failed.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
I could tell he was figuring out how to build the generator, and maybe making other plans as well.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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In an electrical grid, generators act as the nodes and transmission lines form the links between them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
At the time, Oxford had been moonlighting for a sales company that offered welding machines, generators, and other equipment door to door.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
In a July earnings report, it highlighted “continued momentum” for its data-center sales and it pledged to ramp up production for large-megawatt backup generators.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Virginia Commonwealth University Associate Prof. Damian Pitt and his associates found that emissions from data centers’ generators in Northern Virginia increased significantly between 2015 and 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“We have three generators in the rigs. Let’s get through and power the farm up.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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Physical Science - Energy - Middle School
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Engineering - Middle School
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