power plant
noun
1
: an electric utility generating station
2
: an engine and related parts supplying the motive power of a self-propelled object (such as a rocket or automobile)
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These include power plants, oil wells, and Kharg Island, a major oil export hub.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Essentially, if a natural gas pipeline is being approved, the process doesn’t need to consider the indirect effects of burning the gas at a power plant.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
The increases hit Egypt hard given that its population of over 108 million people consumes $20 billion of oil products annually, including fuel used to operate power plants.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
During the Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week, one drone hit the chimney of a power plant in eastern Estonia.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Essentially, if a natural gas pipeline is being approved, the process doesn’t need to consider the indirect effects of burning the gas at a power plant.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
The increases hit Egypt hard given that its population of over 108 million people consumes $20 billion of oil products annually, including fuel used to operate power plants.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
During the Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week, one drone hit the chimney of a power plant in eastern Estonia.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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