non-energy
adjective
non-en·er·gy
ˌnän-ˈe-nər-jē 
: not relating to, concerned with, or being energy or its production and sale
non-energy companies/resources
the non-energy sector
… the non-energy benefits of energy efficiency—such as … reduced air and water pollution …—
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While some energy products have disappeared from import lists under sanctions, a small group of critical non-energy commodities, like fertilizers, metals and chemicals, still enter the U.S. from Russia.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Even though the Strait remains open, the risk of closures or attacks there has already caused insurance prices to jump and resulted in a rising number of shipments of non-energy products to be re-routed around the southern tip of Africa.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
The bottom line is more oil and gas production is definitely a positive as far as the non-energy sectors of the market go.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Mongolia is dependent on China for the majority of its non-energy imports, including food, consumer and industrial products.
—Charles Krusekopf, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2024
In non-energy communities, the monthly increase was about $4 billion after the IRA.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
Scheu said the upgrades have additional non-energy impacts, among them increasing the availability of air conditioning.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
The ban on incandescent lightbulbs has officially gone into effect in the U.S., more than a decade after the federal government first passed a rule prohibiting the non-energy efficient lighting.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2023
Prices of non-energy industrial goods, a measure of core inflation, fell for the first time since January.
—Tom Rees, Fortune, 19 July 2023
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Even though the Strait remains open, the risk of closures or attacks there has already caused insurance prices to jump and resulted in a rising number of shipments of non-energy products to be re-routed around the southern tip of Africa.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
The bottom line is more oil and gas production is definitely a positive as far as the non-energy sectors of the market go.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Similarly, Mongolia is dependent on China for the majority of its non-energy imports, including food, consumer and industrial products.
—Charles Krusekopf, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2024
In non-energy communities, the monthly increase was about $4 billion after the IRA.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
Scheu said the upgrades have additional non-energy impacts, among them increasing the availability of air conditioning.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
The ban on incandescent lightbulbs has officially gone into effect in the U.S., more than a decade after the federal government first passed a rule prohibiting the non-energy efficient lighting.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2023
Prices of non-energy industrial goods, a measure of core inflation, fell for the first time since January.
—Tom Rees, Fortune, 19 July 2023
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“Non-energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-energy. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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