alternative energy
noun
variants
or less commonly alternative power
: usable power (such as heat or electricity) that comes from a renewable or green resource
alternative energy sources/technology
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The endless parade of bitcoin/quantum/alternative energy companies was beginning to run out of money.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Nov. 2025
Similarly, domestic investment incentives for electric vehicles, batteries, and alternative energy were designed to give U.S. auto companies a better chance to compete with China’s surging EV producers.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
President Joe Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act offered many incentives for the development of these alternative energy sources.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Nevertheless, Padilla and others have said that wave energy had taken a back seat to other forms of alternative energy for some time.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Nov. 2025
Similarly, domestic investment incentives for electric vehicles, batteries, and alternative energy were designed to give U.S. auto companies a better chance to compete with China’s surging EV producers.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
President Joe Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act offered many incentives for the development of these alternative energy sources.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Nevertheless, Padilla and others have said that wave energy had taken a back seat to other forms of alternative energy for some time.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Alternative energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20energy. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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