electricity

Example Sentences

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He said San Francisco pays the second highest electricity rates in the country and more than double what its neighbors in Sacramento and Palo Alto pay through their local municipal utilities.

From Los Angeles Times

One area where China is setting a threatening pace is the race for fusion energy, which has enormous potential as a source of electricity and for nuclear-weapons development.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ending, which I won’t spoil here, has become a lightning rod of controversy that cannot be destroyed, no matter how much acrimonious electricity it attracts.

From Salon

Bothies are basic shelters, where there is generally no electricity or running water.

From BBC

The families then retreated to their tents for Iftar, with candles providing light for lack of electricity.

From Barron's