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grid

[grid] / grɪd /
NOUN
gridiron
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NOUN
conducting plate
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The recent regulatory shifts don’t spell doom for power plant owners, but the broad direction of travel favors new power generation—both on and off the grid.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Pizarro declined analysts’ requests to say where the company would cut back, but said the utility would continue spending aimed at keeping its grid safe and reliable.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

That is enough to help utilities power through dayslong grid emergencies, such as a winter storm.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

It’s a company that’s “well-underpinned” by solid regulation in New York, which continues to invest in the resilience of its power grid, he said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

The Great Harbor was deep enough for the biggest ships to come right up to the edge of the street grid.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

These massive sites, which are proliferating across the country, produce loud noise and pollution, rely on enormous amounts of water and electricity, tax power grids and inflate utility bills.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

The country is positioning itself as a critical supplier for the global energy transition, with demand surging for copper used in electric vehicles, power grids and renewable energy infrastructure.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

"We are talking about people who did not simply draw lines, but organized them according to recurring principles -- parallelisms, grids, rotations and systematic repetitions: a visual grammar in embryo."

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

The unit, which uses conventional lithium-ion batteries, is the fastest-growing part of the company and creates systems designed for large-scale energy storage on power grids.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

She turned the page, hoping for a photograph of the city where Dev was born, but all she found were graphs and grids.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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