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
So much methane was released that some of it was sucked into a ventilation intake, setting off gas alarms in the ship's generator room.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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
Apples and Ending and fist over hand and Ben and Julie and Beaut, Todd? and the generator is flickering and rags and shut up, just shut up and Look at me, boy.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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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
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
During construction, data centers need people who can pour concrete, wire electric panels and install equipment like power generators and chillers to keep servers cool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was so old, it was written long before librex and story generators even came along.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Physical Science - Energy - Middle School
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Engineering - Middle School
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