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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Household Energy With each kilowatt-hour of electricity generated in the U.S, almost one pound of CO2 is released at the power plant.
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Rob Lewallen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Cables snake from the power plant to an aluminum shipping container a few miles away.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
The Native American lands in the Four Corners area of America's Southwest have helped to power the region for decades with coal mines and power plants that produced electricity for booming cities nearby.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Think data centers, power plants, semiconductor manufacturing facilities and automobiles, to name just a few.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Rob Lewallen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Cables snake from the power plant to an aluminum shipping container a few miles away.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
The Native American lands in the Four Corners area of America's Southwest have helped to power the region for decades with coal mines and power plants that produced electricity for booming cities nearby.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Think data centers, power plants, semiconductor manufacturing facilities and automobiles, to name just a few.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for power plant
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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