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solar power

British  

noun

  1. heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power

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Madbouly has urged incentives to accelerate a shift to solar power, as the government aired TV campaigns calling on consumers to cut electricity use.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

But doesn’t all solar power come from space?

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

But the water department has signed a contract to take the solar power produced by the plant, a common and recognized way for agencies and companies to clean up their electricity supply.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

SpaceX and Blue Origin see a big future for data centers in orbit, hoping to tap in to solar power to satisfy the facilities’ immense power needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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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