direct current
noun
: an electric current flowing in one direction only and substantially constant in value
—abbreviation DC
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The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently announced the launch of the Fast Charge California Project, an incentive program that will cover up to 100% of installation costs for direct current (DC) fast chargers at businesses and public sites statewide.
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Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
These transparent solar panels generate direct current electricity that supplies 25 percent of the building’s daily energy needs while minimizing energy loss.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025
Edison’s genius was less in his lab notebooks — his beloved direct current turned out to be a loser in our alternating-current world — than in his grasp of network effects and utility.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Photovoltaic panels are made from silicon cells that generate direct current electricity when sunlight excites electrons.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
These transparent solar panels generate direct current electricity that supplies 25 percent of the building’s daily energy needs while minimizing energy loss.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025
Edison’s genius was less in his lab notebooks — his beloved direct current turned out to be a loser in our alternating-current world — than in his grasp of network effects and utility.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Photovoltaic panels are made from silicon cells that generate direct current electricity when sunlight excites electrons.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Direct current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct%20current. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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