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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Hull Street has bought and sold dozens of dams and power plants across the US since its formation in 2014.
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CBS News, 12 June 2026
And putting data centers into orbit may help companies avoid the community backlash against data centers and the sometimes polluting power plants installed to run them on Earth.
—Ashley Capoot,cj Haddad,samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Setting up solar power plants in these areas is simple, but with low water, data centers could not be cooled down.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Instead of delivering more gas to homes and businesses, most of the increase in gas usage over the last decade went to fuel investments in power plants, the report argues.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
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CBS News, 12 June 2026
And putting data centers into orbit may help companies avoid the community backlash against data centers and the sometimes polluting power plants installed to run them on Earth.
—Ashley Capoot,cj Haddad,samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Setting up solar power plants in these areas is simple, but with low water, data centers could not be cooled down.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Instead of delivering more gas to homes and businesses, most of the increase in gas usage over the last decade went to fuel investments in power plants, the report argues.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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