electrification
noun
elec·tri·fi·ca·tion
i-ˌlek-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
ē-
1
: an act or process of electrifying
2
: the state of being electrified
Examples of electrification in a Sentence
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Panasonic has clinched deals to provide batteries for two carmakers’ electric vehicle ambitions as the auto industry increasingly presses forward with electrification.
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William Gavin, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The mine is part of a wave of prospects now seeking to develop in Arizona, partly in response to demand and federal support for domestic mineral projects to supply greater electrification of the economy.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
The 60-hertz standard (or 50 hertz in most of the rest of the world) is taken for granted today, but in the early days of electrification—before the invention of the master station clock—the standard was seldom standard.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Feb. 2024
Infrastructure can potentially reap big benefits McGinty told me how the trifecta of electrification, digitalization and decarbonization can reap profound benefits for businesses, like that Alabama hospital.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The decision is aimed at providing a one-two punch to:
help lower-income customers who have been particularly hard hit by soaring utility bills across the state
and, by reducing electricity rates, encourage all utility customers regardless of income to adopt electrification measures in their homes.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Nissan is pushing forward with its own electrification plans, pledging to unveil 30 cars — about half of which will be electric — over the next three years, while Saudi Arabia is digging deeper into the EV industry.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The utility formed a front group Californians for Balanced Energy Solutions, drove sympathetic business owners to utility meetings, paid law firms for research into lawsuits that opposed building electrification and sponsored a false marketing campaign — all with money booked to ratepayers.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
The leading advocates of mandatory electrification evince a profound hostility toward cars and the people who like them.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 26 Mar. 2024
William Gavin, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The mine is part of a wave of prospects now seeking to develop in Arizona, partly in response to demand and federal support for domestic mineral projects to supply greater electrification of the economy.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
The 60-hertz standard (or 50 hertz in most of the rest of the world) is taken for granted today, but in the early days of electrification—before the invention of the master station clock—the standard was seldom standard.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Feb. 2024
Infrastructure can potentially reap big benefits McGinty told me how the trifecta of electrification, digitalization and decarbonization can reap profound benefits for businesses, like that Alabama hospital.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The decision is aimed at providing a one-two punch to:
help lower-income customers who have been particularly hard hit by soaring utility bills across the state
and, by reducing electricity rates, encourage all utility customers regardless of income to adopt electrification measures in their homes.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Nissan is pushing forward with its own electrification plans, pledging to unveil 30 cars — about half of which will be electric — over the next three years, while Saudi Arabia is digging deeper into the EV industry.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
The utility formed a front group Californians for Balanced Energy Solutions, drove sympathetic business owners to utility meetings, paid law firms for research into lawsuits that opposed building electrification and sponsored a false marketing campaign — all with money booked to ratepayers.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
The leading advocates of mandatory electrification evince a profound hostility toward cars and the people who like them.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Electrification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrification. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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