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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This research supports the advancement of X-point radiator (XPR) regimes, a promising operating mode for future fusion power plants.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Nov. 2025
This is due to typical power plant maintainence and forced plant outages as well as reductions in power capacity due to winter conditions.
—Spencer Kimball,gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
The conflict has also triggered one of the largest displacement crises in Europe since World War II, forcing more than 10 million people from their homes at its peak and leaving critical infrastructure, from power plants to hospitals, in ruins.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
In the waning months of Biden's presidency, the Interior Department halted federal coal sales to Powder River Basin mines, citing climate change and declining demand from utilities for coal to burn in their power plants.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Nov. 2025
This is due to typical power plant maintainence and forced plant outages as well as reductions in power capacity due to winter conditions.
—Spencer Kimball,gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
The conflict has also triggered one of the largest displacement crises in Europe since World War II, forcing more than 10 million people from their homes at its peak and leaving critical infrastructure, from power plants to hospitals, in ruins.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
In the waning months of Biden's presidency, the Interior Department halted federal coal sales to Powder River Basin mines, citing climate change and declining demand from utilities for coal to burn in their power plants.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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