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 increase is attributed to higher electricity segment revenues due to the acquisition of geothermal and solar power plants from Enel Green Power North America. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024 For instance, governments might issue green bonds to finance a solar power plant or companies might use them to upgrade to energy-efficient infrastructure. Christer Holloman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 The commission also has eight other pending proceedings that similarly involve a large customer co-locating with a power plant. Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 Shortly before Christmas 2008, a coal-ash pond, six stories tall and covering 84 acres, collapsed at a TVA power plant in rural Kingston, Tennessee. Jared Sullivan, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for power plant 

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of power plant was in 1871

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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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power plant

noun
: a building in which electric power is generated

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