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 systems run power plants, water treatment facilities, manufacturing lines, oil refineries, and transportation networks.
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Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
But any power plant, whether fueled by coal, wind or sunshine, has to be wired into the electrical grid: a system of transmission lines and transformers that pools electricity and channels it to customers.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
Speakers said that many of the short-term projects are almost by necessity going to be renewable — such as solar energy with battery storage — because of the rapid fall in price for those systems, and the recent bottleneck of supply chains that supply parts for gas power plants.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 May 2025
Israel has launched several rounds of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, including the targeting of a power plant and maritime ports in January.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
But any power plant, whether fueled by coal, wind or sunshine, has to be wired into the electrical grid: a system of transmission lines and transformers that pools electricity and channels it to customers.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
Speakers said that many of the short-term projects are almost by necessity going to be renewable — such as solar energy with battery storage — because of the rapid fall in price for those systems, and the recent bottleneck of supply chains that supply parts for gas power plants.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 May 2025
Israel has launched several rounds of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, including the targeting of a power plant and maritime ports in January.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 5 May 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 27 May. 2025.
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