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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Microsoft is constructing a solar power plant in Portage County to put 250-megawatts back into the grid.
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Housed in a revitalized power plant, the property blends industrial history with modern luxury.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
The new 400-megawatt power plant will be built at an industrial site run by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), which already has nearly a decade of experience in safely storing CO₂ from ethanol production.
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One of them, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, noticed the distress messages coming from the power plant.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Housed in a revitalized power plant, the property blends industrial history with modern luxury.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
The new 400-megawatt power plant will be built at an industrial site run by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), which already has nearly a decade of experience in safely storing CO₂ from ethanol production.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
One of them, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, noticed the distress messages coming from the power plant.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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