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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Last week, South Korea officially began construction on what will be the world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell power plant, designed to supply clean electricity for about 270,000 households each year.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Yet most power plants served by those mines plan to quit burning coal altogether within 10 years, an Associated Press data analysis shows.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
OpenAI, Meta, and Elon Musk’s xAI are all planning to erect massive data centers across the US, which will require multiple gigawatts of energy and the construction of numerous new power plants.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Without it, rules on vehicles, power plants, and industry lose their legal anchor.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Yet most power plants served by those mines plan to quit burning coal altogether within 10 years, an Associated Press data analysis shows.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
OpenAI, Meta, and Elon Musk’s xAI are all planning to erect massive data centers across the US, which will require multiple gigawatts of energy and the construction of numerous new power plants.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Without it, rules on vehicles, power plants, and industry lose their legal anchor.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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 8 Oct. 2025.
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