Solar power breaks a price barrier – The Hindu (Feb 13, 2017)

Solar power breaks a price barrier – The Hindu (Feb 13, 2017)

In another barrier-breaking development, the auctioned price of solar photovoltaic (SPV) power per kilowatt hour has dropped below ₹3 to ₹2.97 in Madhya Pradesh, providing a clear pointer to the future course of renewable energy. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1:

1. course (noun) – course of action,  process/procedure, approach.
2. renewable energy (noun) – energy generated from the natural resources (such as water, wind, solar energy)
3. scaling up (noun) – increase.
4. pledge (noun) – agreement, promise, undertaking.
5. climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
6. fall short (phrase) – be deficient, be inadequate, be insufficient.
7. glaring (adjective) – obvious, blatant, flagrant.
8. lacuna (noun) – a gap/empty space; missing part of something.
9. tap (verb) – draw on, use, utilize.
10. potential (noun) – possibility, prospect, opportunity.
11. net metering (noun) – net metering or net energy metering (NEM) allows consumers which generate some or all of their own electricity to use that electricity anytime, instead of when it is generated.
12. feed-in tariff (noun) – payment made to ordinary energy users for the renewable electricity they generate.
13. take into account (phrase) – consider, bear in mind, reckon with.
14. scenario (noun) – course of events, situation.
15. driver (noun) – a factor which causes a specific thing to occur.

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