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solar power

British  

noun

  1. heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power

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Bass’ Climate Action Plan calls for doubling local solar power in Los Angeles by 2030 and reducing the use of fossil fuels in buildings and city buses.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Europe could import more Chinese solar technology to build more solar power plants.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Fink highlighted energy affordability, noting surging demand from AI data centers and the U.S. lagging behind China in solar power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Angie Petkovic, managing director of Beechurst Serviced Apartments in The Reddings, Cheltenham, said her business is run on solar power, and 80% of the products used inside are sourced within 25 miles of the property.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

And yet so, paradoxically, did her left, her fiance’s gaze boring through her thin silk shade like a second solar power.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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