Definition of "renewable" []

• That can be renewed: a renewable membership; renewable subscriptions. (adjective)
• Relating to or being a commodity or resource, such as solar energy or firewood, that is inexhaustible or replaceable by new growth. (adjective)

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• "Look - I-937 already requires utilities to invest in renewable energy resource - so the goal of a greater percentage of our energy resources being renewable is already being met."
• "The Plan also doesn't change the qualifier for hydroelectric power, continuing to view electricity from Hydro Québec as a renewable source, unlike other Atlantic coast states New Hampshire and Connecticut, for example, which only provide the label "renewable" to smaller hydroelectric projects, at least where RPS standards are concerned."