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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But unlike hydro, solar, wind, geothermal and other alternative energy sources, only nuclear can be fashioned into offensive weapons of mass destruction.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
To enable the removal of four hydroelectric dams considered especially harmful to salmon, the government promised to invest billions of dollars in alternative energy sources to be created by the tribes.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
European governments that decry Russia’s aggression continue to throw Moscow an economic lifeline due to their inability to find alternative energy sources.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The criteria for government funding of climate technologies may be somewhat different under this new administration, so the onus will be on the producers of alternative energy technologies to decarbonize high-polluting industries.
—Whitaker Irvin Jr., Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
To enable the removal of four hydroelectric dams considered especially harmful to salmon, the government promised to invest billions of dollars in alternative energy sources to be created by the tribes.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
European governments that decry Russia’s aggression continue to throw Moscow an economic lifeline due to their inability to find alternative energy sources.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The criteria for government funding of climate technologies may be somewhat different under this new administration, so the onus will be on the producers of alternative energy technologies to decarbonize high-polluting industries.
—Whitaker Irvin Jr., Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Alternative energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20energy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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