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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The Department of the Interior said in a statement that Invenergy will use those funds to develop natural gas power plants in five Midwestern states and geothermal projects in the Western United States.
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Reuters, USA Today, 18 June 2026
In addition to the approvals needed to build its reactor, Helion has also secured a transmission interconnection agreement with Chelan County Public Utility District that will enable energy generated from its fusion power plant to be supplied to the grid, a global first as well.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
Nebius, a Dutch AI company, recently broke ground on the supersize AI factory, which will be more than twice the size of Arrowhead Stadium and will be fueled by its own power plant.
—Ilana Arougheti
june 17, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Under federal supervision, these utilities make rules for how to connect new power plants or other electricity generation equipment to the grid, how electricity markets run, and how transmission lines are planned and paid for.
—Alexandra Klass, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
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Reuters, USA Today, 18 June 2026
In addition to the approvals needed to build its reactor, Helion has also secured a transmission interconnection agreement with Chelan County Public Utility District that will enable energy generated from its fusion power plant to be supplied to the grid, a global first as well.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
Nebius, a Dutch AI company, recently broke ground on the supersize AI factory, which will be more than twice the size of Arrowhead Stadium and will be fueled by its own power plant.
—Ilana Arougheti
june 17, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Under federal supervision, these utilities make rules for how to connect new power plants or other electricity generation equipment to the grid, how electricity markets run, and how transmission lines are planned and paid for.
—Alexandra Klass, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for power plant
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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