noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ high-voltage , low-voltage
▪ mains ( BrE )
▪ static
▪ cheap , low-cost
▪ free
▪ wholesale
▪ clean , green ( esp. BrE ), renewable ( esp. BrE )
▪ solar , wind-generated
VERB + ELECTRICITY
▪ create , generate , make , produce
▪ deliver , provide , supply
▪
The hydroelectric plant provides ~ for half the island's population.
▪ have
▪
All the houses now have ~.
▪ conduct
▪
Metals conduct ~ well.
▪ be powered by , consume , use
▪ cut off , disconnect
▪
Her ~ was cut off when she didn't pay her bill.
▪ lose
▪
More than a million customers lost ~ following the flooding.
▪ restore
▪
Crews did their best to restore ~ after the storm.
▪ save
▪
I switched the light off to save ~.
▪ sell
▪ buy , purchase
ELECTRICITY + VERB
▪ flow , run
▪
Electricity flows through the wires in the circuit.
▪ surge through sth
ELECTRICITY + NOUN
▪ bill
▪
Insulating your house could cut your ~ bill by half.
▪ charges , costs , prices , rates ( esp. AmE )
▪
a 10% drop in ~ prices
▪ meter ( esp. BrE )
▪ board ( esp. BrE ), company , industry , sector , supplier
▪ supply
▪ grid , network , system
▪
The town will soon be connected to the national ~ grid.
▪ market
▪ consumption , demand , usage , use
▪ shortage
▪ crisis
▪
the company's role in California's ~ crisis
▪ blackout
▪
A high-voltage fault sparked an ~ blackout.
▪ generation , production
▪ deregulation
▪ generator , plant , substation ( esp. BrE )
▪ pylon ( esp. BrE )
▪ cable , line , wire