micro-generation

A form of microgeneration — The generation of zero-carbon or low-carbon heat and power by individuals, small businesses and communities to meet their own needs.

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Meanings

nounmicro-generation (countable and uncountable, plural micro-generations)

plural micro-generations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of microgeneration.

    This micro-generation of Silicon Valley start-ups did two basic things: It put together a labor pool to deliver food or clean toilets or assemble IKEA bookshelves, and it found people who needed those things done.

    2019 March 6, Alexis C. Madrigal, “The Servant Economy”, in The Atlantic
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