gas-fired
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gas-fired
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Summit, N.J.-based ECP invests in both gas-fired and renewable power plants, as well as businesses that help make energy infrastructure more sustainable.
Meanwhile, demand for electricity to run new factories and artificial-intelligence systems continues to rise, improving the profitability of power plants, particularly the gas-fired generators that can provide the always-on supply that data centers need, Kimmelman said.
Rising profits from electricity generation have fueled a wave of acquisitions of gas-fired plants by power companies looking to expand their reach, and ECP benefited from that trend.
ECP is taking a more conservative view of future electricity prices, even as the firm still sees plenty of attractive opportunities to invest in gas-fired power plants across the U.S., he said.
Gas-fired power plants simply cut generation.
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