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solar power

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noun

  1. heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power

"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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A report from the German aid agency suggests the technical potential for energy production from solar power in Nepal is around 10 times larger, external than that of hydropower.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Plans for the property have included resort bungalows and private estate villas, as well as environmentally focused features such as solar power.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

The Nepal Electricity Authority said 11 hydropower stations and one solar power station, with a combined capacity of 431.1 megawatts, had stopped operating.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Hyperion’s “nameplate” solar power generation, by contrast, will only generate up to 2.5 GW, likely delivering 575 megawatts, according to the Energy Department’s conversion factor for solar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 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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