Idiom
brown power
Meaning
The production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Many countries still rely on brown power for their electricity.”
“The government plans to reduce its dependence on brown power by investing more in wind and solar energy.”
“While the transition to renewable energy remains a priority, the industrial sector continues to consume vast amounts of brown power to maintain current production levels.”
Examples
simple
“Many countries still rely on brown power for their electricity.”
contextual
“The government plans to reduce its dependence on brown power by investing more in wind and solar energy.”
complex
“While the transition to renewable energy remains a priority, the industrial sector continues to consume vast amounts of brown power to maintain current production levels.”
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