| 单词 | electricity |
| 释义 | electricity (ɪlektrɪsɪti , iːlek- ) uncountable noun A2 Electricity is a form of energy that can be carried by wires and is used for heating and lighting, and to provide power for machines. We moved into a cabin with electricity but no running water. The electricity had been cut off. Synonyms: power, mains, current, energy Collocations: electricity generation That is small beer compared to, say, electricity generation. Times, Sunday Times (2008) To hit those targets you cannot just do it by driving carbon out of electricity generation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Whole suburbs are plunged into darkness because there is not enough electricity generation capacity. Times, Sunday Times (2008) This winter will see us with almost no spare electricity generation capacity. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Britain's growing dependency on imports comes as the nation is becoming increasingly reliant on gas-fired electricity generation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He's making roadies cart around a gigantic fake electricity generator on stage. The Sun The nuclear electricity generator, currently at the centre of a 7billion bidding war, blamed the shutdowns of two of its power stations. The Sun Local cops now believe that an electricity generator was leaking gas. The Sun The electricity generator rose 4¼p to 350p. Times, Sunday Times He believed it could be used to devise a wave-powered pump to bring water ashore and drive an electricity generator. Times, Sunday Times When the batteries run low, the system will automatically switch to draw energy off the electricity grid. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The power supply was intermittent, and imported white goods had imposed a further strain on the electricity grid. Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War (2006) Today most of us remain connected by an umbilical cord to the electricity grid, exposed to the vagaries of energy prices. Times, Sunday Times (2006) An electricity grid under the sea means fewer power lines strung across the countryside. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The biggest share of that burden will fall on the electricity industry, our single biggest source of emissions. Times, Sunday Times Following the privatisation of the electricity industry in 1988, it was floated in 1990 ? Times, Sunday Times The applicants were originally employed by an employer within the nationalised electricity industry. Times, Sunday Times They are hoping to sign deals in the electricity industry. Times, Sunday Times Such modesty might have been more convincing had she not served in a senior position in the electricity industry. Times, Sunday Times It also has wholesale supply, electricity infrastructure construction and renewable-energy generation divisions. Times, Sunday Times In fact, there are many other stakeholders, including investors in index-linked bonds, investors in water, gas and electricity infrastructure and the railways. Times, Sunday Times Proponents of electric cars believe that such technology will be crucial in enabling their smooth rollout and minimising disruption caused to electricity infrastructure. Times, Sunday Times Its products meet the challenges of ageing electricity infrastructure, digitisation and alternative energy sources. Times, Sunday Times While commonly thought of as purely oilproducing and selling businesses, they are in fact allocating capital towards cleaner energy sources, such as renewables and electricity infrastructure. Times, Sunday Times It would include a unified tax code and oil, gas and electricity market. Times,Sunday Times The electricity market was set up to reward reliable supply and deliver competitive prices. Times, Sunday Times It said that reforms were needed because 'we know the existing electricity market will not do it'. Times, Sunday Times Management's choice of strategy certainly added to its problems, after a new forward electricity market was introduced. Times, Sunday Times These include reviews of key aspects of the central 'electricity market reform' legislation, which will introduce subsidies for new nuclear, wind and gas power. Times, Sunday Times It emerged last year that even electricity output data, once seen as a fraud-resistant gauge of economic activity, had been rigged in some provinces. Times, Sunday Times Electricity output has fallen sharply while operating costs have soared. Times, Sunday Times Windy days are more common in winter when there are fewer hours of sunlight, so combining the two could lead to a more consistent electricity output. Times, Sunday Times Unlike with wind power, electricity output would be entirely predictable. Times, Sunday Times Electricity output dipped 2 per cent, to 10.7 terawatt-hours. Times, Sunday Times An electricity plant near the city's airport was hit by rockets, causing power outages. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The grounds had its own support facilities that included a sewer system, reservoir, electricity plant and incinerator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also owned and operated their own electricity plant, providing lighting to the community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the light continued to work, serving the adjacent electricity plant harbor as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Own electricity plant, a bath-house, a giant athletics building, where all the seekers of peace could have their grand meditation - and yoga center. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thanks to this source, the peak electricity price in that country has been falling, winter and summer. Times, Sunday Times The converted plant was guaranteed an electricity price over twice the current market rate until 2027, adding up to 1.1 billion. Times, Sunday Times The gas price has a straight feed through to the electricity price. Times, Sunday Times Until now, offshore projects have secured deals guaranteeing them 155 or more for each megawatt hour produced - roughly three times the wholesale electricity price. Times, Sunday Times The plan means offshore wind farms are guaranteed to receive three times the current wholesale electricity price, while the biomass projects get double. Times, Sunday Times There was a time when electricity producers, in common with other utilities, could be relied on to deliver something akin to steady value. Times, Sunday Times He aims to introduce three new financial levers to attract investment but which will force up the price that electricity producers charge consumers. Times, Sunday Times Tax incentives can also be directed at electricity producers, in particular for renewable energy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It bought up all the local gas-suppliers, electricity producers and water-companies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The local utility company, electric company, or state power pool buys their electricity from electricity producers who may be generating from fossil fuel, nuclear or renewable energy sources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While renewable energy remains the most favoured form of electricity production, support for it has dropped substantially since 2005. Times, Sunday Times The tower provided water cooling for electricity production in the region from 1976-1993. Times, Sunday Times The company has pledged to reduce the carbon intensity of its electricity production by 60% by 2020 as part of its ground-breaking 'climate commitments'. Times, Sunday Times In terms of electricity production, that means an increase from about 5 per cent now to an estimated 35-40 per cent by 2020. Times, Sunday Times Meanwhile, onshore wind farm operators are doubling the height of their turbines in order to increase electricity production. Times, Sunday Times You can change electricity provider at any time and repayments will be switched. Times, Sunday Times Dual fuel may not be the cheapest option, however, as the best gas supplier in your area may not be the most competitive electricity provider. Times, Sunday Times He will receive help with home insulation through his gas and electricity provider - for those ageing joints. The Sun Green tariffs are not the cheapest, but if until now you have never switched your gas or electricity provider you will probably be able to make savings. Times, Sunday Times You haven't actually changed electricity provider yet. Times, Sunday Times Under current plans, electricity rates will rise by 7.7 per cent and gas by 9.4 per cent. The Sun The sites make monthly checks on the tariffs available and switch you to the gas and electricity rates they think are the best value. The Sun This allows multiple top-up boosts to storage heaters, or a good spread of times to run a wet electric heating system on a cheaper electricity rate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Oil at more than $100 a barrel not only pushed up the cost of shipping, but fed through into raw-materials costs for plastics and led to higher electricity rates. Times, Sunday Times Higher electricity rates will ease another drain on the budget. Globe and Mail In the past fortnight gas was the largest electricity source, accounting for 39 per cent of supplies. Times, Sunday Times A report by the task force claims that relaxing planning rules would help onshore wind to 'become the most cost-effective new electricity source by 2020'. Times, Sunday Times Dependence on less reliable electricity sources like wind turbines puts power at risk in the 'near future', it claims. The Sun Its climate advisers said this would need a quadrupling of low-carbon electricity sources such as wind and solar to power green energy, heating and transport systems. Times,Sunday Times A raft of subsidies designed to encourage households to switch to green heating and electricity sources has already started to force up bills. Times, Sunday Times Fortunately this was not the case as you have electricity storage heaters. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Britain's power system operators are increasingly looking at electricity storage technologies to help them to cope with the growth of wind and solar energy. Times, Sunday Times (2017) They would make power firms increase gas and electricity storage so supplies do not dwindle in a crisis. The Sun (2010) For decades electricity storage has been a holy grail for the industry. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Homeowners can look to their energy suppliers for help with improvements: for example, your electricity supplier can help to subsidise cavity wall insulation. Times, Sunday Times Moreover, he gets a big discount from his electricity supplier because his wind-turbine output counts towards their green-energy targets. Times, Sunday Times The club also needs to pay its electricity supplier to avoid being cut off. The Sun Only 746,000 customers changed electricity supplier in the first three months of 2012 — compared to 1.5 million in a similar period in 2008. The Sun A couple have received an apology from their electricity supplier after they were told that they owed more than 500 million. Times, Sunday Times My father was a naval officer and then built a rural electricity supply company that was nationalised. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Other than street lamps, phone boxes are the only pieces of high street furniture with an electricity supply. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The strain on the electricity supply caused power cuts across the city and the entire East Coast. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The electricity supply is sourced from a green provider, which makes power from landfill waste, sewage and wind. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Police also cut the gas and electricity supply to the apartment. The Sun (2012) Most of the country's electricity transmission network, the grid, was built in the 1950s and 1960s. Times, Sunday Times Billions more must go into upgrading electricity transmission networks to handle increased demand and the on-and-off power generated by wind and solar. Times, Sunday Times It helps power companies to manage electricity transmission down overhead lines, through substations and along low-voltage cables into homes and businesses. Times, Sunday Times The 500 million fund will invest in projects ranging from healthcare and education to renewable energy and electricity transmission. Times, Sunday Times Beyond that, the new fiscal policy will involve huge long-term infrastructure investment, especially in electricity transmission and subsidies for renewable energy. Times, Sunday Times Several suppliers have launched monitors that allow households to track their electricity usage and costs. Times, Sunday Times The group also reported a 16 per cent fall in full-year pre-tax profits to 439 million because of lower electricity usage and rising coal prices. Times, Sunday Times With the spring milder than last year's cold snap, consumption of gas fell by 29 per cent, with electricity usage down 7 per cent. Times, Sunday Times In the break between the first and second sets, there was a slight rise in electricity usage as people put the kettle on. Times, Sunday Times Last year gross gas and water consumption fell by 21% and 41% in just 12 months while electricity usage was down by 24%. Times, Sunday Times Some photovoltaic systems, such as rooftop installations, can supply power directly to an electricity user. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Towards environmental policies that do nothing to combat climate change but which impose heavy costs on electricity users. Times, Sunday Times It produces the equipment that protects electricity users from blackouts and brownouts - damaging surges in power from the grid. Times, Sunday Times The other losers will be electricity users who will face higher bills. Times, Sunday Times Its 10.7m customers saw gas bills go up by 12.4%, and its 5.9m electricity users faced rises of 9.4%. Times, Sunday Times The economics overall will then depend on the price that the electricity utility offers customers like me for our power. Times, Sunday Times The government has expressed interest in privatizing the outmoded electricity utility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nevertheless, several changes of individualistic nature have already taken place, such as privatizations of services like the dining room and the electricity utility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many electricity utilities are substituting natural gas for coal because it produces half as much carbon dioxide, and a supply glut has driven down prices. Times, Sunday Times So the blame will go to car makers, supermarkets, electricity utilities, and oil companies, the applause to politicians. Times, Sunday Times Electricity wires dangled across what was once a small riverside parking lot. The Sun They shared electricity wires between their dachas and ate cheap meat together. Times, Sunday Times Old red postboxes stand beneath tangled nests of electricity wires, held together with tape and string. Times, Sunday Times Excess electricity will be transferred to the national grid. Times, Sunday Times But at night, when demand from the royal household and 500 staff falls, excess electricity will be sold to the national grid. Times, Sunday Times Any excess electricity can be exported to the grid and sold to the local electricity supply company. Times, Sunday Times By selling their excess electricity to the grid owners of plug-in hybrids will be able to earn up to $3,000 (1,500) a year. Times, Sunday Times At night, while you sleep and your appliances rest, the plant uses excess electricity from the grid to compress air and pump it underground into an airtight salt cavern. Smithsonian Mag It smelts aluminium for other countries, in essence a way of exporting electricity. Times, Sunday Times You save money because it costs more to use electricity from the grid than you can make from generating and exporting electricity. Times, Sunday Times He also revealed that it hoped to begin exporting electricity within the next three years. Times, Sunday Times Your car uses computer equipment to control the flow of electricity through the vehicle. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Electricity grids need it to manage the flow of electricity on national scales. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Opening a switch stops the flow of electricity. Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995) Finally, the magnetic circuit design was optimized to improve the amount of electricity generated. 2017, 'Linear electric generation system to harvest vibration energy from a running vehicle', Journal of Vibroengineering It was once believed that the cause was undischarged static electricity generated by the car's tyres and the road. The Sun (2008) Heavy rainfall increases the levels of electricity generated from water turbines, which the charity can sell. Times, Sunday Times (2015) On average such devices account for nearly 30 per cent of household electricity bills. Times, Sunday Times The average annual household electricity and gas bill hit a record of 1,352 last week. Times, Sunday Times This connects the battery to the household electricity supply, keeping it topped up at the right level. Times, Sunday Times Powering every home using offshore wind farms could double household electricity bills, an energy expert has warned. Times,Sunday Times They're more interested in cutting household electricity bills than (futile) attempts to stop climate change. Times, Sunday Times The new owner will have to install electricity, plumbing, flooring and walls into the 584sq ft space. Times, Sunday Times They also remained keen to preserve the original character of the house, and did not install electricity, gas or mains water until well into the 20th century. Times, Sunday Times But we can make them put in one-way windows if they want permission to install electricity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Excavations in the last century stumbled across them, and since then workers installing electricity to the city have also come across the network. Times,Sunday Times He therefore came up with the proposal to set up a new building, and also to install electricity, but unfortunately both proposals were refused by the authorities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They will also need to know they can rely on steady demand for the nuclear electricity produced. Times, Sunday Times That all seemed about to change as rising fossil fuel costs, political uncertainty and pollution made nuclear electricity attractive again. Times, Sunday Times Its generation requires huge amounts of energy and even if this could be carried out by nuclear electricity it would be expensive. Times, Sunday Times The nuclear electricity generator, currently at the centre of a 7billion bidding war, blamed the shutdowns of two of its power stations. The Sun However, a country that managed to convert every appliance from town gas to natural shouldn't have much difficulty in installing the necessary electro-hydrogen infrastructure (including, if necessary, nuclear electricity). Times, Sunday Times Is the electricity produced by a solar panel different from other sources? Times, Sunday Times (2010) The figures mean the cost of the cleanup now bears comparison with the total value of the electricity produced by atomic power stations. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Ships could run completely on electricity produced from generators powered by synthetic fuels made from grass. Times, Sunday Times (2008) These firms get compo money when they provide electricity but the national grid is full. The Sun (2012) In summer, solar panels elsewhere on the site will provide the electricity needed to freeze the rooms. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But just providing the electricity to recharge the batteries would be a formidable task in itself. Times, Sunday Times (2010) His only nod to modernity are solar panels that provide electricity for the internet, which enables him to download DIY tips. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Wind energy and solar panels help to provide electricity at the bodega. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But we need either that or the equivalent reliable electricity capacity to keep the lights on. The Sun If instead we burned it at home, we would make cheap, reliable electricity. Times, Sunday Times Her village has fewer than 30 houses and no paved roads, sanitation or reliable electricity. Times, Sunday Times Dependence on less reliable electricity sources like wind turbines puts power at risk in the 'near future', it claims. The Sun They have no functioning operating theatre, no reliable electricity supply, inadequate supplies of antibiotics and no ambulance, nor even a car to transport doctors or patients. Times, Sunday Times We would need to build 20,000 single giant turbines to meet the renewable electricity targets. Times, Sunday Times The conversion allows it to qualify as a generator of renewable electricity. Times, Sunday Times A device that harnesses the power of the sea to push water uphill has been developed to provide cheap renewable electricity. Times, Sunday Times It gave consumers the option of a 100% renewable electricity supply sourced from wind, solar and small hydroelectric schemes. Times, Sunday Times Renewable electricity generation first exceeded coal generation in 2015, when it accounted for 25 per cent of the power output. Times, Sunday Times After winds of 83mph brought down power lines, engineers managed to restore electricity to 410,000 homes, but last night 85,000 properties were still without power. Times, Sunday Times But more than 94,000 homes were still without power after attempts to restore electricity failed. The Sun He was assigned to guard engineers working to restore electricity and water supplies. Times, Sunday Times Desperate engineers won a frantic battle to restore electricity to most — but 50,000 properties were still cut off last night. The Sun The castle's owners now hope to crowdfund £50,000 to restore electricity for the first time since the 1980s. The Sun Malls have had their opening hours reduced to save electricity. Times, Sunday Times It was an anthology of his notes to staff, telling them to save electricity and paper clips, and answer phone calls promptly. Times, Sunday Times There was a three-day working week then to save electricity, so we had more family time. The Sun Smart meters to help home-owners to save electricity. Times, Sunday Times Powerful cleaners bigger than 1,600watts are to be banned in 2016, to save electricity. The Sun A shortage of electricity means businesses and factories closing to keep a steady supply to our homes. The Sun The result was a massive shortage of electricity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During his tenure as power minister, there was a chronic shortage of electricity generation throughout the country and power cuts (load shedding) remained frequent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This area generally faces a shortage of electricity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The industries in the city are mainly affected by shortage of electricity power problem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The most expensive purchase was the solar electricity and heating system, which cost 9,350 in 2005, although they received a government grant of 4,250. Times, Sunday Times Under the plan, homeowners can install a $30,000 solar electricity system with little or no money upfront. Times, Sunday Times That will depend on whether its method of using wind and solar electricity to release hydrogen from water can find sufficient commercial demand for completely carbon-free energy. Times,Sunday Times Each retro bell tent has a double bed with proper mattress and duvet as well as bunks, a wood-burning stove, solar electricity and an undercover cooking area. The Sun We had made our contribution to the house, giving it solar electricity and cleaning up the main rooms. Globe and Mail They were built to store electricity generated at periods of low demand, with it being sold to the local grid whenever demand surged. Times, Sunday Times Energy and technology companies have been working to tackle the supply/demand mismatch for years, and batteries have arisen as the top contender to store electricity. Smithsonian Mag He has also turned down an investment in battery storage - facilities used to store electricity generated by solar and wind to use at peak times. Times, Sunday Times The company did not, however, have the ability to store electricity in a battery at your home. Times, Sunday Times If only we could store electricity! Times, Sunday Times It will be the first system to transmit electricity at a voltage of 800,000 volts and with a capacity of 5,000 megawatts. Times, Sunday Times The systems that transmit electricity are one of the least publicised aspects of the power industry but one of the most important. Times, Sunday Times The company owns the cables and pipes that transmit electricity and gas to people's homes. Times, Sunday Times These plants have excellent economies of scale, but usually transmit electricity long distances resulting in sizable losses, negatively affect the environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Opponents claim the lines would also be used to transmit electricity from coal-fired powerplants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We waste electricity illuminating roads at times of night when few cars use them. Times, Sunday Times Do you waste electricity but complain about power failures? ST Both these drawbacks waste electricity. Times, Sunday Times Above 220 volts, appliances waste electricity. Times, Sunday Times The lights were ordered off as the government did not want to appear irresponsible by wasting electricity during the energy crisis. The Sun The plan means offshore wind farms are guaranteed to receive three times the current wholesale electricity price, while the biomass projects get double. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Given the current wholesale electricity price is 48, that is one hell of a subsidy. The Sun (2013) They argue that they need at least double the wholesale electricity cost to make money. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Onshore wind plants, for example, earn roughly twice the wholesale electricity price. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 电力 Japanese: 電気 |
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