boilerplate (n.) 1831, "iron rolled in large, flat plates for use in making steam boilers," from boiler + plate (n.). In newspaper (and now information technology) slang, the sense of "unit of writing that can be used over and over without change" is attested by 1887.
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boilerplate (n.) 1831, "iron rolled in large, flat plates for use in making steam boilers," from boiler + plate (n.). In newspaper (and now information technology) slang, the sense of "unit of writing that can be used over and over without change" is attested by 1887.
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In China, switching away from small coal boilers for air quality reasons continues. Both of these factors weighed on non-power coal demand in 2020. Measures to slow the transmission of Covid-19, notably in the first half of 2020, resulted in an unusual drop in electricity demand.
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