generator
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"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
“Is there a small generator? Are all the windows intact? Is there fresh trash? Is there plastic on the roof?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
At Primus Ceramics, located near the city of Aveiro, in central Portugal, a diesel generator saved the day during last year's blackout.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
He got up and went out to the verandah; the sudden hot air, the roar of his neighbor’s generator, the smell of diesel exhaust fumes brought a lightness to his head.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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At one of the two main public hospitals, a doctor in the pediatrics emergency department is used to watching medical equipment suddenly shut down until the generators kick in.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 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
Moreover, if energy demands place too much pressure on the grid or there is a power outage, data centres, like in Lane Cove, will rely on backup diesel generators.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Electricity costs and state regulations on gas-powered generators limit the vast majority of them to under 100 megawatts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
When the Soviet Union stopped supplying cheap fuel oil in the early 1990s, city-based, oil-powered generators sputtered to a halt.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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Physical Science - Energy - Middle School
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Engineering - Middle School
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