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Examples of power station in a Sentence
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Every power station has got to be synchronized very precisely with the other.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2024
In 2008, when Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s administration kicked off the current push to build nuclear plants, a government study suggested that new power stations could be sending electricity to the grid by 2018.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Get charged up on more deals on portable power stations.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
Jackery’s rooftop tent maximizes power generation by filling the entire roof with solar cells, and then extending them outward, while also neatly integrating the wiring required to feed the Jackery power station.
—Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2024
This Christmas, in addition to the new display, the power station is hosting a series of workshops, pop-ups, Christmas markets and an ice skating rink.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
After the Israeli government cut electricity to the area on Saturday night in retaliation for the Hamas attack, Gazans have been relying on the local power station, which produces only enough for a few hours of electricity per day, Abusada said.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023
Passenger vehicles make up one of four pillars that Honda sees in its fuel cell future, with commercial trucks, stationary power stations, and construction machinery making up the other three.
—Robin Warner, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
Photo: Octopus Energy Current power systems are like an old-fashioned taxi dispatch where people turn a small number of very large power stations on and off to meet customers’ relatively predictable demand, said Greg Jackson, founder and chief executive of Octopus.
—Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
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“Power station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20station. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.
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