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Phase out

Meaning in energy & renewables, with examples

phrasal verbCommon term

In energy & renewables, phase out means: To stop using something gradually over a planned period, for example coal power, fossil fuel subsidies or inefficient light bulbs.

In Turkish: aşamalı olarak kaldırmak, kademeli olarak devreden çıkarmak

How it is used

Very common in policy and news. The verb is separable: phase out coal or phase coal out. The noun is written with a hyphen: a coal phase-out, a nuclear phase-out. The opposite is phase in; a phase-down means reducing something, not ending it.

Example sentences

  1. The government plans to phase out coal power by 2035.

  2. Fossil fuel subsidies will be phased out over five years.

Common collocations

  • phase out coal
  • coal phase-out
  • nuclear phase-out
  • phase in
  • phase-down
  • coal-firedDescribing a power plant or boiler that burns coal to produce heat and electricity. Coal-fired plants are among the largest sources of carbon emissions.
  • fossil fuelA fuel such as coal, oil or natural gas that formed underground over millions of years from the remains of plants and animals. Burning it releases carbon dioxide.
  • energy transitionThe long-term shift of an economy's energy system away from fossil fuels towards renewable and other low-carbon sources, together with electrification and efficiency.
  • decommissionTo close a power plant or other facility permanently, take it out of service and, in many cases, dismantle it and restore the site.
  • subsidyMoney or other financial help that a government gives to lower the cost of energy for consumers or to support particular technologies or producers.

This word in other fields

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