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Electricity Generation
Practical Law Glossary Item 9-517-5368 (Approx. 2 pages)
Glossary
Electricity Generation
Also known as generation, this is either:
- The process of producing electric energy by transforming other forms of energy (for example, coal, nuclear, wind and solar).
- The total amount of electric energy produced.
Generation is measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh) or megawatt-hours (MWh). For information on the electricity generated in the US, see Practice Note, Renewable Energy: Overview (US).