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Collocations for electricity - noun

ADJECTIVE

high-voltage, low-voltage
mains (BrE)
static
cheap, low-cost
free
wholesale
clean, green (esp. BrE), renewable (esp. BrE)
solar, wind-generated

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VERB + electricity

create, generate, make, produce
deliver, provide, supply
The hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population.
have
All the houses now have electricity.
conduct
Metals conduct electricity well.
be powered by, consume, use
cut off, disconnect
Her electricity was cut off when she didn't pay her bill.
lose
More than a million customers lost electricity following the flooding.
restore
Crews did their best to restore electricity after the storm.
save
I switched the light off to save electricity.
sell
buy, purchase

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electricity + VERB

flow, run
Electricity flows through the wires in the circuit.
surge through sth

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electricity + NOUN

bill
Insulating your house could cut your electricity bill by half.
charges, costs, prices, rates (esp. AmE)
a 10% drop in electricity prices
meter (esp. BrE)
board (esp. BrE), company, industry, sector, supplier
supply
grid, network, system
The town will soon be connected to the national electricity grid.
market
consumption, demand, usage, use
shortage
crisis
the company's role in California's electricity crisis
blackout
A high-voltage fault sparked an electricity blackout.
generation, production
deregulation
generator, plant, substation (esp. BrE)
pylon (esp. BrE)
cable, line, wire

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