energy payback time

noun

The amount of time required for a renewable energy system to generate the same amount of energy that was used to produce the system itself.

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Meanings

nounenergy payback time (countable and uncountable, plural energy payback times)

plural energy payback times

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe amount of time required for a renewable energy system to generate the same amount of energy that was used to produce the system itself.
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