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energy-smart

adjective

  1. using electrical power in an efficient or economical way

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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He advocates urgently for renewable energy, for energy-smart thermostats and heat pumps.

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He signed an executive order last year that aims to reduce emissions statewide and make state government more energy-smart.

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When you leave your house, it's an energy-smart move to raise your settings so that cooling will only occur if the temperature exceeds 88 degrees.

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Solar power and energy-smart construction help keep energy bills low.

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Others are also looking at how to reimagine the way we construct urban environments, from Masdar City in Abu Dhabi with its energy-smart buildings and driverless cars to the still-theoretical concept of a vertical city -- densely packed, supertall building complexes that maximize efficiency while limiting sprawl.

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