Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Heated by combustion of gaseous fuel: as, a gas-fired boiler, a gas-fired furnace, etc.
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burning natural gas .
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Examples
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Texas relies heavily on natural gas-fired generation.
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But the Bentek study shows that in California, a state that relies heavily on natural gas-fired generation, the carbon dioxide reduction from wind energy was just 0.3 tons of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour.
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The natural gas and energy segment, which includes the company's pipeline network, natural gas distribution and gas-fired power plants, will see investments of $13.2 billion.
Brazil Petrobras Approves $225 Billion Investment Plan Jeff Fick 2011
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I will add that I have personally used a whole-house fan in a home with gas-fired appliances and never had any backdrafting problem.
What to do after phaseout of incandescent light bulb Gene Austin 2011
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In 2016 President Obama's own Energy Information Administration estimates that onshore wind the least expensive of these green energies will be 80% more expensive than combined cycle, gas-fired electricity.
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Mr. Icahn's offer reflected a view that merchant power generators like Dynegy, which owns 18 coal-fired and gas-fired power plants, are undervalued because of current low power prices.
Dynegy Top Officers, Directors to Leave Rebecca Smith 2011
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However, the latter is expected to grow strongly in line with continuing economic expansion and a major switch from coal - to gas-fired heat and power.
Russia-China Energy Deal In The Works Oxford Analytica 2010
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However, the latter is expected to grow strongly in line with continuing economic expansion and a major switch from coal - to gas-fired heat and power.
Russia-China Energy Deal In The Works Oxford Analytica 2010
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Any reasonable scenario must include a sizable amount of new gas-fired plants.
German U-turn Won't Change Gazprom's Direction Liam Denning 2011
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I can't guarantee this will never happen to you or that your pilot light will never go out, but you can greatly reduce the possibility of this problem by making sure the gas-fired equipment is isolated from the rest of the house, when the fan is running, by a closed door.
What to do after phaseout of incandescent light bulb Gene Austin 2011
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