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 island’s decrepit power system uses aging thermal power plants from the former Soviet Union.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Unlike the private utilities that were deregulated in the 1990s, CMEEC is allowed to own and operate its own power plants.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Cuban authorities also say the depletion of fuel oil and diesel forced two power plants to shut down and has limited the generation of power at solar parks.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
But he is also credited with the invention of a screw water pump — still used in power plants today — and a means of approximating pi, among many other things.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Unlike the private utilities that were deregulated in the 1990s, CMEEC is allowed to own and operate its own power plants.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Cuban authorities also say the depletion of fuel oil and diesel forced two power plants to shut down and has limited the generation of power at solar parks.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
But he is also credited with the invention of a screw water pump — still used in power plants today — and a means of approximating pi, among many other things.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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