Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Strombilanz
English translation:
electricity balance
May 28, 2007 15:09
16 yrs ago
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German term
France
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Native in: English 
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Strombilanz
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
electricity supply
Source sentence: "Jedes Land sollte eine ausgeglichene Strombilanz haben"
(Apparently the European Commission has stated this as a pointer for future energy policies)
Does this mean something like "all countries must have a balance between the electricity they generate and what they import"? Or between imports and exports? Or produce enough to meet their domestic needs?
Who among you has the energy to supply the appropriate term to meet my linguistic needs?
Many thanks in advance!
(Apparently the European Commission has stated this as a pointer for future energy policies)
Does this mean something like "all countries must have a balance between the electricity they generate and what they import"? Or between imports and exports? Or produce enough to meet their domestic needs?
Who among you has the energy to supply the appropriate term to meet my linguistic needs?
Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | electricity balance |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 4 | import-export balance in electrical energy |
Oliver Walter
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| 3 | balance of electricty |
Michael Harris
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| 3 | balanced electricity mix |
Susan Zimmer
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Proposed translations
+2
6 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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30
Selected
electricity balance
"national production versus consumption", at least according to several references I could find in the Internet
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This seems to hit the nail on the head, and a cursory check on Google seems to confirm it. Now all I have to find is the adjective that goes with it (and I can't very well write "balanced electricity balance"). Many thanks, Jonathan and everyone else!"
1 hr
Michael Harris
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Technical translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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7
balance of electricty
every country should have a guaranteed balance of electricty
Note from asker:
| In what way is "balance of electricity" different to "electricity balance"? |
1 hr
Susan Zimmer
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Business management & linguistic quality
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German, English
Related KudoZ points
:
19
balanced electricity mix
balanced electricity portfolio / mix / policies
all in use on the subject.
Christine Todd
Whitman, Co-Chair of the CASEnergy Coalition. "The United States needs a
balanced electricity portfolio to have a truly responsible energy policy
and nuclear energy needs to be a part of that equation."
all in use on the subject.
Christine Todd
Whitman, Co-Chair of the CASEnergy Coalition. "The United States needs a
balanced electricity portfolio to have a truly responsible energy policy
and nuclear energy needs to be a part of that equation."
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Armorel Young
: "electricity mix" implies electricity from a range of different sources, but I don't see any indication that that is what is being referred to here.
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oh, well that's how I understood it from Jan's comment in paranthesis....but you may be right...
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7 hrs
Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Qualified in engineering and translation
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
import-export balance in electrical energy
"Strombilanz" relates to import and export of electrical energy (see ref.). It can be expressed in various ways in English: my suggested answer is how I would be most likely to write it.
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