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Meanings of electricity in English

Russian
электричество
Portuguese
eletricidade
Catalan
electricitat
Spanish
electricidad
Wikidata

Physical phenomena associated with the presence and flow of electric charge.

          Related terms
          электричество
          Portuguese
          energia eléctrica
          Catalan
          electricitat
          Spanish
          energía eléctrica

          Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor.

                energia eléctrica
                Usage of electricity in English
                1
                Hundreds of thousands of people remain without electricity, and fuel shortages continue.
                BBC
                2
                Iced-over trees knocked down power lines, leaving thousands without electricity, officials said.
                Reuters
                3
                Yet last year, Scotland generated less renewable electricity than the year before.
                The Guardian
                4
                Nuclear power produced nearly 30 percent of Japan's electricity before the crisis.
                Reuters
                5
                He said: Decarbonising electricity and transport and increasing energy efficiency are essential.
                The Guardian
                6
                Meanwhile, Baghdad sweats without electricity, often without water, and without a government.
                Reuters
                7
                Today, nearly 80 per cent of its electricity comes from nuclear power.
                The Irish Times
                8
                Last year, the leftist government nationalized the country's largest private electricity company.
                Reuters
                9
                Mr Shearer said the current electricity system was failing ordinary New Zealanders.
                Radio NZ
                10
                Government will do 'whatever it takes' to ensure a stable electricity supply.
                The South African
                11
                Each one produces enough electricity to power approximately 200 households a year.
                Reuters
                12
                The farm is expected to produce 200 MW of electricity per year.
                Reuters
                13
                Ukraine relies on nuclear power for 50 per cent of its electricity.
                The Irish Times
                14
                Twenty million people had been left without water, electricity, transportation, and communications.
                The Complete Rama Omnibus
                15
                Information Age invention, like the steam engine or electricity-starteda revolution, right?
                Hollow World
                16
                SHYFT Power Solutions lets consumers track electricity usage in homes and businesses.
                Reuters
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