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 company—which operates a 120-megawatt power plant outside Jakarta and supplies electricity to more than 200 companies and 1,600 homes—is selling up to 12.4 million new shares, equivalent to a 10% stake, at between 170 rupiah and 190 rupiah each in the maiden share sale.
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Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The report concludes that several steps meant to address a small instability made matters worse, eventually leading to a self-reinforcing cascade where high voltages caused power plants to drop off the grid, thereby increasing the voltage further.
—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
In a 6-3 decision, the court in effect upheld the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to issue a license to a company that wanted to store nuclear waste off site from a power plant.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Drag slider compare photos Before After Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) ballistic missiles had been used to targeted Tel Aviv and Haifa, but on Monday Israeli power plants and oil refineries had been targeted using 'Fattah' hypersonic ballistic missiles, according to Tasnim News Agency.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The report concludes that several steps meant to address a small instability made matters worse, eventually leading to a self-reinforcing cascade where high voltages caused power plants to drop off the grid, thereby increasing the voltage further.
—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
In a 6-3 decision, the court in effect upheld the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to issue a license to a company that wanted to store nuclear waste off site from a power plant.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Drag slider compare photos Before After Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) ballistic missiles had been used to targeted Tel Aviv and Haifa, but on Monday Israeli power plants and oil refineries had been targeted using 'Fattah' hypersonic ballistic missiles, according to Tasnim News Agency.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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