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electric generation industry (s) (noun phrase), electric generation industries (pl)
The sector that creates electricity by transforming different energy sources into electrical energy: The electric generation industry refers to the stationary and mobile generating units that are connected to the electric power grid and can generate electricity.

The electric generation industry includes the "electric power sector" (utility generators and independent power producers) and industrial and commercial power generators, including combined-heat-and-power producers, but excluding units at single-family dwellings.

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extractive industry (s) (noun), extractive industries (pl)
A company involved in the activities of The removal of natural resources: Extractive industries are involved in prospecting and exploring for wasting (non-regenerative) natural resources, acquiring them, exploring them further, developing them, and producing (extracting) them from the earth.

The term extractive industries does not include the industries of forestry, fishing, agriculture, animal husbandry, or any others that might be involved with resources of a regenerative nature.

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