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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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But it also means they will not normally qualify for the Smart Export Guarantee that pays people for excess solar power.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

“Batteries now shift huge amounts of solar power from midday into the evening peak, which is what allows this level of solar penetration in the system.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Wong also announced his country was working with Indonesia on a solar power project on the island of Sulawesi, highlighting Indonesia's "tremendous" renewable energy potential.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

He has argued the vast amounts of energy from solar power will make the economics far better than those on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 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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